Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-07
Announcements fer 1879 /:

Among the attractions for the comins
year are the following:
"HA WORTH'S,' serial novel, by Mrs
frances Hodgson Burnet. author of "Tha
Lass O. Lowrie's." The scene Of Mrs Bur
netts new novel is laid in Lancashire; the
hero is a young inv entor 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, 1873 and will be profusely
| illustrated.
FALCON BERG, Il serial novel, by II
H. 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. Gable, to be begun on the con-
| clusiOn of "Falconberg." This story will
| exhibit the state of society in g. col Louisi-
ana about the years 18G3-4-5 the time of the
CessiOn, and a 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 Longfellow appearing in November
| These protrats are drawn from life by
| Wyatt Elston and engraved by T. Cole.
They will be printed parately on tinted
! paper, as fGuEtispleces of four different
mum berS. 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 ma uralist. 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 ii. Smith, of Cornell University,
a comp patton of the late Prof. HART, is now
in Brazil, with Mr.. J, Wells Champney
(the artist who accompanied MI. Edward
King in this tour through The Great
South"), preparing for SCRIBNER a series
of papers on the present condition,-the
cities, rivers and resources o: the great
empire of South America.
THE JOHNNY REB" PAPERS, by
an Eek Confederate soldier, will be
among the raciest contributions to SCRIB-
NER during the coming year. They are
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 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.. IL II. Boyesen, of Cornell (authOr of
'.Falconberg," &c }, 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 ID entiore ed those on HO v
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, |
a ~ rte
Archaeology, Modern Inventors; also, Pa
pers of Travel, History. Physical Science, |
Studies in Literature, Political and Social |
Science, Storiess Poems; Topics of the
time." by DR.. j. G. Holland; record of
New Inventions and Mechanical I'M
provements; Papers on Education, Deco
ration, &C.; Book Reviews; fresh bits of |
Wit and Humor, &C., &C., sc.
Terms 90 year TN advance;
35 cents q number.