Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-04
Announcements FIR 1879 :

Among the attractions for the comins
year are the following:
'HA WORTH'S,n a 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 ventor 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, a serial novel, by n.
! IL. bOyesen author of "Gunnar" THE
Man who Lost his Name" sc. In this ro-
nance, the author graphically describes the
| pecularlties of Morse immigrant life in n
| 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 C.eol Louisi-
ana about the years 1904 5, the time of the
Cesslon, and period bearing a remarkable
likeness to the present Reconstruction Pc
Rod.
PORTRAITS OF AMERICAN Poems
This series (begun in August with tho
porir lit of Bryant) will be confined, that
OF LongfelloW appearing in November
These prOtraits are drawn from life by
Wyatt Easton and engraved by 7. Cole.
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 II. Smith, of Cornell University,
a compatiOn of the late Prof. HART, is now
in Brazil, with Mr.. j, Wells Champney
(the artist who accompanied Mr.. Edward
King in this tour through The Great
S0uth"D, preparing for SCRIBNER 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 Eek Confederate soldier, will be
among the raciest contributions to Serb |
NER during the coming year. They are |
written and illustrated by Mr.. Allen q. |
Redwood, of Baltimore. the first of the |
series, johnny Reb at play" appears in |
the Novembr number.
THE LEADING EUROPEAN UNI |
VERSITlES. We are now having pre-
pared for SCRIBNER, articles on the leading |
Universities of Europe. They will be |
written by On American College Professor
Mr.. IL II. Boyesen, of Cornell (author of
'Falconb berg" &C., and will include
sketches of the leading men in each of the
most important Universities of Great
Britain and the Continent.
Am 0ng the additional series OF papers
to appear may be m entioned those on HO y
SHALL WE SPELL 1.-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 Storiess 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., &c.
Terms 90 a year In advance.
30 cents a number.
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