Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-14
SCRIBNER'S MONTHLY,
Conducted by ]. C.. Holland.


The American edition of this periodical Is
now
MORE THAN 7OOOJ MONTHLY,
And it has larger circulation in England
than any other American magazine. Every
number contains about one hundred and
hfty. pages, and from fifty to seventy FIVE
original wood-cut illustrations. ...
Announcements fer 1879
Among. the attractions for the coming
year arc the following:
'HAWORTH'S," serial novel, by Mrs
! Frances Hodgson Burnet, author of THAT
| Lass o. Lowrie's." The scene Of Mrs Bur.
netps new novel is laid in Lancashire; the
hero is young inventor Of Amarican birth
"Haworth's" is the longest story Mrs Bur
nett has yet written. 1t will run through
twelve numbers of the Monthly beginning
with November, 1878 and will be profusely
illustrated.
FALCONBERG, serial novel, by III.
II. Boyesen author of "Gunnar," The
Man who Lost his Name" &c. In this ro-
nance, the author graphically describes the
peculiarities of Morse immigrant life in
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 C4eol Louisi-
ana about the years lS03-4-5, the time oftho
Cession, and a period bearing remarkable
likeness TO the present Reconstruction pc
Rod.
PORTRAITS OF AMERICAN POEMS
This series (begun in August with tho
portrait of Bryant) will DO confined, that
of Longfellow appearing in November.
These protraits are drawn from life by
Wyatt Easton and engraved by II. Cole
They will be printed separately on tinted
paper, as frontispioCes 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 Tho most graphic
and picturesque and, at the same time, ex-
act and trustworthy studies OF "Tho Cali
fornia Alps" that have yet been made. The
series will sketch the Califonia Passes,
Lakes, Wind Storm and Forests.
A NEW VIEW OF BRAZIL. Mr..
Herbert IL. Smith, of Cornell University,
a compation Of tho late Prof HART, is now
in Brazil, with Mr. j, Wells Champncy
(the artist who accompanied Mr.. Edward
King in this tour through Tho Great
South'), preparing for SCRIBNER "A series
of papers on the present condition. the
cities, rivers and resources o. tho great
empire of South America.
THE JOHNNY REB" PAPERS, by
an Eek Confederate soldier, will be-
among inc raClcsL contributions 10 SCRIB-
NER during the coming Year. They arc
written and illustrated by Mr.. Allen G..
Redwood, of Baltimore. the first of the
series. johnny Reb at play" appears in
the Novembr number.
The LIZ AIDING EU ROPEAN UNI
VERSITlES. We are now having pre-
pared for SCRIBNER, articles on the leading
Universities of Europe. They will be
written by N American College Professor
Mr.. Ii II. BOyosen, Of Cornell (author of
'FGlcOnberY" &C., and will include
sketches Of the leading men in each of tho
most important Universities Of Groat
Britain and the Continent
Am )ng the additional series OF papers
to appear may BIO mentioned those on How
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
Modern Inventors; also, Pa
pers of Travel, History. Physical Science,
Studies in Literature, Political and Social
StoriesS Poems; Topics Of tho
time" by DR., j. q. Holland; record Of
New Inventions and Mechanical I'm
proyementsi Papers on Education, Deco
ration, &c; Book Reviews; fresh bits Of
Wit and Humor, &c, &C., DC.
gcFns 90 year iu advance;
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