Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-09
Announcements FIR 1879 ::

Among the attractions for the coming
year are the following:
"HAWORTH'S," a serial novel, by Mrs
Flances Hodgson Burnet, author of That
Lass O. LOWrie's." The scene of Mrs Bur
netts new novel is laid in Lancashire; the
hero is a 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 proiusely
illustrated.
FALCONBERG, serial novel, by II.
II. Boyesen author of "Gunnar, Inc
Man who Lost his Name" &c. In this ro-
nance, the author graphically describes the
peculiarites Of Morse immigrant life IN "A
Western settlement
IA STORY OF NEW ORLEANS, by
| George w. Gable, to be begun on the con
! cluson Of "FalconbGrg." This story VIII
! exhibit the state of society in C.col LouIsl-
ana about the years 1851 D. the time oil inc
| CessiOn, and period benring remarkable
| likeness TO the present Reconstruction pc
| Rod.
PORTRAITS OF AMERICAN PoEMs
| This series (begun in August with tue
| portrait Of Bryant) will be confined, that
| of Longfellow appearing IN NoyemD Der.
| These protrats are drawn from life by
| Wyatt Esston and engraved ny C0Ioi
| They will be printed sparatcly on llhteu
paper, as frontspiCces of four dlherenl
| 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 The Cali
| fornia Al ps'' that have yet been made. Inc
| series will sketch the California Passes,
Lake,, Wind Storm and Forests.
A NEW VIEW OF BRAZIL. Mr..
Herbert Ii. Smith, of Cornell University
a com patton of the late Prof HART, IS now
in Brazil, with MIR. j, Wells Champney
Ithe artist who accompanied Mr.. Edward
king in this tour through The Great
South"), preparing for SCRIBNER series
of papers on the present condition, -the
cities, rivers and resources o. the great
= empire of South America.
THE JOHNNY REB' PAPERS, by
nm "ox. Confederate soldier, will bl
among the raciest contributions To- Serb
NER during the coming year. hey ARE
t written and illustrated by Mr.. Allen G.
Redwood, of Baltimore. the fist OF the
series, johnny Reb at play" appears II
r the Novembr number; ~,
? THE LEADING EUROPEAN UNI
, VERSITIES. We are now having pre-
a nared for SCRIBNER, articles on the leading
> Universities Of Europe. They will be
. written by an American College Professor
t Mr.. III III. BOyGsen, OF COrneil ldutnOf ~
S ''Falconberq," sc }, and will INCLUDE
s sketches Of the leading men in each of the
q most important Universities OF 6rea
. Britain and the Continent.
;, Among the additional series o! paPer'
Q to appear may be mentioned those on 10
!. SHALL WE SPELL two papers by frol
a Lounsbury), The New SOUTH, Lawn.
5 Planting for Small Places Thy Samue
}; Parsons, of Flushing, Canada Of To-day
q American Art and Artists, AmerlGSt
q q Archaeology, Modern Inventors; also IA
o pers of Travel, History. Physical Science
p Studies in Literature, POLITICAL ana Socia
. Science. Stories. Poems; Topics Of th'
d time" by DR.. J. @. Holland; record o
. New Inventions and Mechanical I'm
) movements; Papers on Education, Deco
a ration. &c; Book Reyicws; frcah bits 0
e VIII and Humor, &C., &c, &c,
at germs 90 n year In advance;
!" 50 cents n Number.
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