Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-24
Announcements f.r 1879

Among the attractions for the coming
! year are the following:
HAWORTHS,r serial novel, by Mira
| frances HodgsOn Burnet author of THAT
| Lass O lswrie's." The scene of Mrs Bur
netts new novel is laid in Lancashire; the
| hero is a young inventor of Amarican birth
'Haworth's" ia the longest story Mrs Bur
nett has yet written 1t will run through
| twelve numbers Of The Monthly, beginning
with November, 1873 and will be profusely
| illustrated.
FALCONBERG, d serial novel, by II.
II. BOyesen author of "Gunnar," THE
Man who Lost his Name" &c. In this ro-
nance, the author graphically describes the
pecuiiarities of Morse immigrant life in a
Western settlement.
A STORY OF NEW ORLEANS, by
George w. Cable, to be begun on the con-
clusion Of "Falconberg." This story will
exhibit the state of society in &. col Loui-i-
ana about the years 1904 s. the time of the
Cession, and period bearing remarkable
likeness to the present Reconstruction Pc
Rod.
PORTRAITS OF AMERICAN Poems
This series (begun in August with the
portrait of Bryant will be confined, that
of LongteilOW appearing in November.
These prOtraits are drawn from lIfs by
Wyatt Easton and engraved by Il. Cole
They will be printed parately on tinted
paper, as frOntispieces Of four different
mum erS. 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
for1ia 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 IL. Smith, Of Cornell University,
a compation Of the late Prot. Ilartt, is now
in Brazil, with Mr.. j, Wells Champncy
(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.
TIE JOHNNY REB" PAPERS, by
an "ex- Confederate. soldier, will DC
among the raciest contributions to ScEIB-
NER during the coming car. They are
written and illustrated by Mr.. Allen &.
Redwood. of Baltimore. the first 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
u NV '''~~ - A~IAA v ~" 10y N'al W
written by Al American COLLEGE Professor
Mr.. Ii H. Boyesen, Of Cornell (author of
9 FAlconberg," &c y and will include
sketches of the leading men in each Of the
most important Universities of Great
Britain and the Continent.
Am) the additional series Of papers !
to appear may be IN entiOned those on HO , |
SHALL WE SPELL two pApera by Prof |
TIE 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, Pa
pers of Travel, History. Physical Science,
Studies in Literature, Political and Social
Science Stories Poems; Topics Of the
time" by DR. J. q. Holland; record OF
New Inventions and Mechanical I'M
Papers on Education, Deco
ration. &c; Book Reviews; fresh bits Of /
Wit and HumOr, &c, &c, &c,
Terms 90 - year In advwu G;
81 cents n number.
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