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


Among the attractions for the coming
year are the following:
"HaWorth's," serial novel, by Mrs
Frances Hodgson Burnett, author Of
"That Lass O Lowries." The scene of
Mrs Burnett's new novel is laid in Ian
cashire; the hero is a young inventor of
American birth. "Haworth's" is the long
est story Mrs Buffet has yet written.
1t will run through twelve numbers of the
Monthly, beginning with November,
1878, and will be profusely illustrated.
Falconberg, a serial novel, by H.H.
Boyesen, author of sGunnar,' The Man
who Lost his Name" &c. In this rom
ance, the author graphically describes the
peculiarities of Morse immigrant life in
Western settlement.
A Story of n ew Orleans, by George
W. Cable to be begun on the conclusion
of "Falconberg." This story will exhibit
the state of society in Creole Louisiana
about the years lS03-4-5, the time of the
Secession, and a period bearing 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 continued, 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 frontisPieccs Of toar different
numbers Illustrated sketches ofthe lives
of the poets will accompany these por-
traits.
Studies in the Sierras, "A series of
papers (mostlv illustrated) by John Muir.
the California naturalist The most gra-
phic and picturesque and, at the same
time, exact a1d trustworthy studies of
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 II. Smith, of Cornell University, a
companion of the late Prot Hartt, is now
in Brazil, with Mr.. 7. Wells Champney
1.-THE artist who accompanied Mr.. Edward
| King in his tour through "The Great
South''), preparing for Scrabner a series of
| papers on the present condition, the
| cities, rivers and resources of the great
empire of South America.
THE 'JOHNNY REB" PAPERS, by
an "ex-Confederate" soldier, will be
among the raciest contributions to Serb
ner during the coming year. They are
written and illuctrated by Mr.. Allen c.
| Redwood of Baltimore. The first of the
series, Johnny Reb at Play" appears in
| the November number.
THE LEADING EUROPEAN UNI
| VERSITIES. We are now having pre-
pared, for .Scribuer, articles on the leading
Universities of Europe. They will be
written by an Anne lean College Professor
| Mr.. H. II. BOyesen, (authOr of FALCON
| berg" Sc and will include sketches of
the leading men in each of the most i'm
pOrtant Universiti-s OF Great Britain and
| the Continent.
Among the additional series of papers
to appear may be 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.. J. 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, sc.
Terms $4.0Oa year in advance; 35 cents
a number.
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