Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-15
Announcements for 1889.

Among the attractions for the coming
year are the following:
"HaWOrtn' S" a serial novel, by Mrs.
Frances Hodgson Burnett, author Of
THAT Lass O Lowrie Sd The scene Of
Mrs. Burnett's new novel is laid in Lam
cashire; 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 numbers of the
NJ nthly, beginning with November,
1878, and will be profusely illustrated
falconberg, 'ial novel, BY H.H.
Boyesen, author of 'Gunnar, The Man
who Lo, his Name" SC. In this rom
ance, the author graphically describes the
peculiarities Of Morse immigrant life in
Western settlement.
A Story of j, eW Orleans, by George
w. Cable, to be begun on the conclusion
of "Falconbeeg." This story will exhibit
the state of society in Creole Louisiana
about the years l8o3-45, the time of he
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 Bryant) 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 frontispieces of four different
numbers Illustrated SIX etches ofthe lives
of the poets will accompany these por-
ira is. -..
Studies in the Sierras.-A series Of
papers (mostly illustrated) by John Muir.
the California naturalist The most graz
| phic and picturesque and, at the same
time, exact aad trustworthy studies of
1.-The California Alps" that have yet been
made The series will sketch the Cali
fornia Passes, Lakes, Wind Storms and
| Forests.
A New View of Brazil. Mr.. Her
bert H. Smith, of Cornell University,
companion of the late Prof HART, is now
in Brazil, with MIR J. Wells Champney
(the artist who accompanied MIR. Edward
King in his tour through "The Great
| South, prepar. ing for Scra6ner a series of
papers on the present condition,-th the
cities, rivers and resources of the great
| empire of South America.
THE sJOHNNY REB" PAPERS, by
an eek Confederate" soldier, will be
among the raciest contributions to Serb
ner during the coming year. They are
VIII ISu dllu ny MI Alte II -.
Redwood, of Baltimore. The first Of the
series, Johnny Reb at Play" appears in
the November number.
VERSITIES. We are now having pre-
pared, for Scrabuer, articles Oh the leading
Universities of Europe. They will be
written by an American College Professor
Mr. H. H. Boyesen, (author of Falcon
| berg" &c. J, and will include sketches of
the leading men in each of the mos, i'm
pOrtant Univ ersitils Of Great Britain and
the Continent.
Among the additional series of papers
to appear may he mentioned those ON
how shall we spell two papers by Prof.
Lounsbury). The new South, Lawn
Planting for small places (ty Samual
| 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. G Hol-
land; record of New Inventions and
Mechanical Improvements; Papers on
Education, Decoration, &c; Book Re
views; fresh bits of Wit and Humor, &c,
| &C.. &C..
Terms $500 year in advance; 35 cents
| number.
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