Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-27
Announcements fer 1879:

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS lcf lo[
Among the attractions for the coming
year are the following:
"HhWORTHS,' >; a serial novel, 10y Mrs
FianCes Hodgson Burnet, author of That
Lass O. l4owrie - The scene of Mrs Bur
nelts new novel is laid in Lancashire; the
hero Is a young inventor of Amarican birth
''Haworth's" is the longest story Mrs Bur
nstt has yet written. 1t will run through
twelve numbers of the Monthly, beginning
with November. 1873 and will be profusely
illustrated.
FALCONBERG, serial novel, by Il.
III. BDyesGn author of "Gunnar," The
Man who Lost his Name" sc. In this TO
nance, the author graphically describes the
peculiarities of Morse immigrant life In a
Western settlement.
A STORY OF NEW ORLEANS, by
George w. Gable, to be begun on the con-
clusion of 'Falconberg. This story will
exhibit the state of society in C.eol Lousi-
ana about the years 1S03-4-5, the time Ofthe
Cession, and a period bearing remarkable
likeness to the present Reconstruction pc
Rod.
PORTRAITS OF AMERICAN POEMS.
This series (begun in August with the
portrait of Bryant viii be confined, that
of LOngfellOw appearing in November.
These prOtraits are drawn from life by
Wyatt EastOn and engraved by 7. Cole
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paper, as frontispieces of four different
numbers. Illustrated sketches Of the lives
of the poets will accompany these pOr-
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 Prof Hartt, is now
/ in Brazil, with Mr.. j, Wells Champney
/ (the artist who accompanied Mr.. Edward
/ King in this tour through The Great
| SOuth'D, preparing for SCRIBNER series
| of papers on the present condition, the
/ cities, rivers and resources o. the great
/ empire of South America.
! THE JOHNNY REB' PAPERS, by
/ an Eek Confederate soldier, Will be
/ among the raciest contributions to SCRIB-
NER during the coming ear. They are
/ written and illustrated by Mr.. AIIon &.
/ Redwood, of Baltimore. the fl st of the
series, johnny Reb at play appears IN
the Novembr number.
THE LEADING EUROPEAN UNI
/ VERSITIES. We are now having pre-
| pared for SCRIBNER, articles on the leading
| Universities of Europe. They viii be
/ written by an American College Professor
/ Mr.. Ii II. Boyesen, of Cornell (author of
"Falconberc," Sc J, and will include
! sketches of the leading men in each of the
most important Universities Of Great
/ Britain and the Continent.
Among the additional series of papers
to appear may be N entioned those on HO '
SHALL WE SPELL 1.-TWO papers by Prof.
Louns bury), THE New SOUTH, Lawn
Planting for Small Places lby Samuel
Parsons, Of Flushing), Canada Of To-day,
/ American Art and Artists, american
/ archaeology, Modern Inventors; also, Pa
pers Of Travel, History. Physical Science,
! Studies in Literature, Political ard Sociai
| Science, Stories Poems; Topics Of the
/ time by Dr. j. @. Hollands record oil
/ New Inventions and Mechanical I'm
/ PROPONENTS; Papers on Education, Deco.
/ ration. Sc; Book Reviews; fTesh bits O.
! Wit and Hum0r &c. g., g.
gcrs1ss 6 90 81 year ga assyun.c e:
30 CCss IA I:UsuA2r.
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