Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-12-20


now
MORE THAN 1000 MONTHLY,
And it has a larger circulation in England
than any other American magazine. Every
number contains about one hundred and
fifty pages, and from fifty to seVenty-hye
original wooden illustrations.
Announcements FIR 1879:
Among the attractions for the coming
wear are the following:
"HATORTH'S, y a serial novel, by MRS.
Fiances HodgsOn Rurnet, author OF That
Lass o. L0wrie's." The scene of Mrs Bur
Nets new novel IS laid in Lancashire; the
hero is young in entor of AmsrIcan birth
''Haworth's" is the longest story Mrs Bur-
n=tt has vet written. 1t will run through
twelve numbers of the Monthly, beginning
with November, 1873 and will be profusely
illustrated.
FALCONBERG, serial novel, by Fl.
II. BJvespn author Of "Gunnar," The
Man who Lost his Name" &c. In this ro-
nance, the author graphically describes the
peCuliarities Of Morse immigrant lie IN
Western settlement.
A STORY OF NEW ORLEANS, by
George W. Cable, to be begun on the con-
clusion of "FalcJnbarg.' This story will
exhibit the state of society in C.eol Loulsi-
ana about the years 1854 5, the time OF the
Cession, and period bearing remarkable
iIkanes. TO the present Reconstruction PEI
Rod.
PORTRAITS OF AMERICAN Poems
This series (begun in August with the
portrait Of BryanU will be confined, that
of Lougfeliow appearing in November.
| These protraits are drawn from life by
| Wyatt Easton and engraved by i. Cole.
They will be printed separately on tinted
paper, as frontispieces of four different
numbers Illustrated sketches of the lives
e Ln will
traits.
STUDIES IN TEH SIERRAS-A series
of papers (most illustrated) by John Muir
the California naturalist. The most graphic
and picturesque and, at the same time, ex-
act and trustworthy studies OF The Cali
fornia Alps" that have yet been made. The
series will sketch the California Passes,
Lakes, Wind Storm and Forests.
A NEW VIEW OF BRAZIL Mr.
Herbert ii. Smith, of Cornell University,
a compation of the late Prot Hartt, is now
in Brazil. with Mr.. j, Wells Champney
(the artist who accompanied Mr.. Edward
King in this tour through The Great
South'), preparing for ScRIBNER series
Of papers on the present condltion,-the
cities, rivers and resources 0 the great
empire of South America.
THE "JOHNNY REB" PAPERS, by
an lex Confederate soldier, will be
among the raciest contributions to SCRIB-
EER during the coming year. They are
written and illustrated by Mr.. Allen 9.
Redwood, of Baltimore. the first of the
series, johnny Reb at play appears in
the Novembr number.
THE LEADING EUROPEAN UNI
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Mr.. Ii Ii. BOyesen, of Cornell (author of
.'Falconberg," &c J, and will include
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most important Universities Of Great
Britain and the Continent.
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Planting for Small Places Thy Samuel
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American Art and Artists, american
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Studies in Literature, POLITICAL and Social
Science, Storiess Poems; Topics of the
time" by DR.. j. G. Holland; record of
New Inventions and Mechanical I'M
movements; Papers on Education, Deco
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