Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-05-31
Announcements fer 1879:

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Among the attractions for the comine
year are the following:
''HAWORTHS," a serial novel, by Mrs
| frances Hodgson Burnet. author of THAI
Lass O. Lowries." The scene of Mrs Bur.
nett's new novel is laid in Lancashire; the
hero is young inve 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.
FALCONBERG, a serial novel, by 81
81. Boyesen auther of "Gunnar," 1.-THE
Man who Lost his Name," &c. In this ro-
nance, the author graphically describes the
peculisrities 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 C.eol Louizi-
ana about the years 1S03-4-5. the time ofthe
Cession, and a period bearing remarkable
| likeness to the present Reconstruction Pc
riod.
This series (begun in August with the
portrait of Bryant) will be confined, that
of Longfellow appearing in November.
These protraits are drawn from life by
Wyatt Easton and engraved by L. 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 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. Hartt, is now
in Brazil. with Mr.. j, Wells Champney
King in this tour through The Great
South"), 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 ''ex.Confederate soldier, will be
among the raciest contributions to SCRIB-
NER during the coming year. They are
written and illustrated by Mr.. Allen @.
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 soRIBNEE. articles on the leading
Universities of Europe. They will be
written by an American College Professor
Mr.. FL H. 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 NJ entioned those on Ho
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 e, Political and Social
Science, Stories: 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., &c.
Terms A 90 year I'm advance;
30 cents q number.
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