Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-18
Announcements for 1879.

Among the attractions for the coming
year are the following:
"HaWorth's," a serial novel, by Mrs.
Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of
"Ihat Lass O Lowre s." The scene of
Mrs. Burnett's new novel is laid in Ian
shire; the hero is a young inventor of
American birth. "Haworth's' is the LONG,
est story Mrs. Burnett has yet written.
1t will run through twelve nnmbers of the
Monthly, beginning with November,
1878, and will be profusely illustrated.
kalconberg, serial novel, BY Hi.
Boyesen, author of 'sGunnar, The Man
who Lot his Name" &C. In this rom
ance. the author graphically de cribes the
peculiarities of Morse immigrant life in
Western settlement
A Story Of N eW Orleans, by George
w Cable, to be begun on the conclusion
of "Falconbe,g." This story will exhibit
the state of society in Creole Louisiana
about the years lSo3-4-5, the time of The
Secession, and period bearing a remark
able likeness to the present Reconstruc-
ton period.
Portraits Of American Poets. This
series (begun in August with the portrait
OF BryanD will be con inued, that of
Longfellow appearing in November.
These portraits are drawn from life by
Wyatt Eaton and engraved by T Cole.
They will be printed separately on tinted
paper, as trontlspleCcs OF tour different
numbers. Illustrated sketches ofthe lives
OF the poets will accompany these por-
Traits.
Studies In the Sierras "A series of
papers mostly lllustrated) by John Muir.
the California naturalist The most graz
pho and picturesque and, at the same
time, exact d trustworthy studies of
1.-The California Alps" that have vet been
made. The series will sketch the Cali
tornia Passes, Lakes, Wind Storms and
Forests
A New View of Brazil. Mr.. Her
bert II. Smith, of Cornell University, a
companion of the lat Pro- HART, is now
in Brazil, with Mr. J. Wells Chanpney
(the artist who accompanied Mir. Edward
King in his tour through "The G ca
papers on the present condition. the
cities, rivers and resources of the great
empire of South America.
THE John n Y REB" PAPERS, BY
an Eek Conf derate" soldier, will be
among the aciest contrib tons to Serb
ner during the coming year. They are
wri ten and illustrated by Mr.. All n c..
Redwood, OF Baltimore. The first of the
series, Johnny Reb at Play" appears in
the November number.
THE LEADING EUROPEAN UNI
VERSITIkS. We are now having pre-
pared, for Scribuer, articles on the leading
Universities of Europe. They will be
witten by an Anne, lean College Professor
Mr. II. II. Boyesen, (author Of s.FaIcon-
berry," sc J, and will include sketches of
the leading men in each of the mos, i'm
pOrtant Univ ersitios of Great Britain and
the Continent.
Among the additional series of papers
to appear may be mentioned those on
how shall we spell 1.-TWO papers by Prof
Lounsbury). The new South, Lawn
Planting for small places (by Samuel
Parsons. of Flushing). Canada of To-
day, American Art and Artists, American
Archaeology, Modern Inventors; also,
Papers of Travel, History, and Physical
Science, Studies in Literature, Political
and Social Science, Stories, Poems
'Topics Of the Time," by DR.. 7. 6 Hol-
land; record of New Inventions and
Mechanical Improvements; Papers on
Education, Decoration, &c; Book Re
views fresh bits of Wit and Humor, &c i.
&c. Sc ~
Terms $4,000 year in advance; 50 cents
number.
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of this paper, and by all booksel ers and
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