Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-31
Announcements a. I879

| Among the attractions for the comm
! year are the following:
/ "HA WORTHS,n a serial novel, by Mrs
! Fiances HodgsOn Burnet, author of That
! Lass o Lowres." The scene of Mrs Bur
netts new novel is laid in Lancashire the
! hero is young inventor Of AmariCau birth
| "UAwCrth's' is the longest story Mrs Bur
/ nett has ct written. 1t will run through
! twelve numbers IF The Monthly, beginning
/ with November, 1873 and viii! be pryiusely
! illustrated.
| FALCON BERG, Il serial novel, by II.
| Ii. BJyescn author Of "GunnAr" The
Man who Lost his Name" &c. In this TO.
nance, the author graphically describes the
pecuiiarities Of Morse immigrant life in "a
| Western settlement.
A STORY OF NEW ORLEANS, by
George w. Gable, to be begun on the con-
clusioa Of 'Falconberg." This story will
exhibit the state Of society in C.eol LOuisi-
ana nb, u the years 1904. 8, the time of the
CessiOn, and q period bearing remarkable
likeness TO the present Reconstruction pc
Rod.
PORTRAITS OF AMERICAN Poems
This series (begun in August with the
portrait Of BryanD will be confined, that
of LOngfellow appearing in November.
These pFOtTaits are drawn from life by
Wyatt EastOn and engraved by 7. Cole.
They will be printed separately on tinted
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
foraia Al s" that have yet been made. The
series will sketch tue 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 HART, is now
in Brazil, with Mr.. j, Wells Chsmpney
Che artist who accompanied Mr.. Edward
King in this tour through The Great
South"), preparing for SCRIBNER series
Of papers on the present condition.
cities, rivers and resources o. the great
empire of South America.
THE Johnny REB" PAPERS, by
an Confederate soldier, will be
among the raciest contributions TO SCRTB-
NER during the coming ear. They are
written and illustrated by Mr.. Allen q.
Redwood of Baltimore. the first of the
series, johnny Reb at play" appears in
THE LEADING EUROPEAN UNI
VERSITlES. We are now having pre-
pared for SCRTBNEg, articles on the leading
Universities Of Europe. They will be
written by an American College Professor
Mr.. II II. Boyesen, Of Cornell (author Of
"Falconberg," &c J, and will include
sketches Of the Leading men in each Of the
most important Universities of Great
Britain and the Continent.
Aiming the additional series OF papers
to appear may be mentioned those on 10 Y
SHALL WE SPELL two papers by Prof |
Lounsbury), TIE NEW SOUTH, Lawn |
Planting for Small Places Thy 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 |
Stories. Poems; Topics Of the
time by Dr.. j. G. Hollandi record Of
New Inventions and Mechanical I'M
provements; Papers on Education, Deco
rati n, &C.; Book Reviews; flesh bits Of
Wit and Humor, &c, &c, &c
FERNS 4 90 IA year tn ndvuI, e;
50 een:s - number.
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