Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-12
Announcements fer la79:


Announcements fer 1879:
Among the attractions for the coming
| year are the following:
"HAWORTH'S,' serial novel, by Mrs
Frances Hodgson Burnet, author of "That
Lass O. Lowrie's." The scene of Mrs Bur-
netts new novel is laid in Lancashire; the
hero is young inventor of Amarican birth
"Heworth's" is 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, a serial novel, by H.
| FL. 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 q
| Western settlement
A STORY OF NEW ORLEANS, by
George W. Cable, to be begun on the con.
| clusiou of "Falconberg. This story will
! exhibit the state of society in O. col Louisi.
ana bout the years 1S03-4-5 the time of the
Cesgion, and period bearing a 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 L0ngfelloW appearing in November.
These prOtraits are drawn from life by
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 1.-THE Cali
fornia 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 81. Smith, of Cornell University,
a compation of the late Prof Hartt, is now
in Brazil, with Mr.. j, Wells Champney
(the artist who accompanied Mr.. Edward
King in this tour through The Great
South'O, preparing for SCRIBNER a series
of papers on the present condition.
cities, rivers and resources o. the great
empire of South America.
THE JOHNNY REB" PAPERS, by
an 'ex-C Confederate soldier, will be
among the raciest contributions to Serb
NER during the coming, year. They are
written and illustrated by Mr.. Allen T..
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
Universities of Europe. They will be
written by an American College Professor
Mr.. 81 II. Boyesen, of Cornell (author of
"Falconberg," Sc, and will include
sketches of the leading men in each of the
most important Universities of Great
Britain and the Continent.
Among the additional series of papers
to appear may be NJ entioned those on How
SHALL WE SPELL 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, Pa
pers of Travel, History. Physical Science, |
Studies in Literature, Political and Social |
Science, Storiesss Poems; Topics of the |
time" by DR., j. G. 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., sc.
Terms 90 a year In adVantc;
30 cents q number.
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