Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-05
Announcements for 1879:


fifty. pages, and from fifty to seventy. five
original wood-cut illustrations.
Announcements fer 1879:
Among the attractions for the coming
year are the following:
"HA WORTHS," a serial novel, by Mrs
Frances Hodgson Burnet, author of ''Thst
Lass o. Lowrie's." The scene of Mrs Bur.
netts new novel is laid in Lancashire; the
hero is a young inventor Of Amaricsn 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 II.
ii. Boyesen author of "Gunnar," The
Man who Lost his Name" &c. In this ro-
nance, the author graphically describes the
peeuliarities of Morse immigrant life in a
Western settlement.
A STORY OF NEW ORLEANS, by
George w. Cable, to be begun on the con-
clusion of "Falconberg." This story will
exhibit the state Of society in O. col Louisi-
ana about the years lS03-4-5, the time ofthe
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 protraits are drawn from life by
Wyatt Easton and engraved by T. 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, cX-
act and trustworthy studies OF THE Cali
foraia Alps" that have yet been made. Tho
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 Champncy
(the artist who accompanied Mr.. Edward
King in this tour through THE Great
South') preparing for SCRIBNER series
of papers on the present condition,-thc
cities, rivers and resources o, tho great
empire of South America.
THE JOHNNY REB" PAPERS, by
an sex Confederate soldier, will hs
among the raciest contributions to SCEIT-
NER during the coming Sear. They are
written aud illustrated by Mr.. Allen G.
Redwood, Of Baltimore. the first Of the
series, johnny Reb at play" appears Ia
the Novembr number
THE LEADING EUROPEAN UNI
V versailles. We are now having pre-
pared for SCRIBNER, articles on the leading
Universities of Europe. They will Lo
written by an American College Professor
Mr.. III 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 tho additional series Of papers
% appear may be mentioned those on How
SHALL WE SPELL two papers by Prof
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
Ders of Travel, History. Physical Science,
Studies in Literature, Political and Social
Science, Stories: Poems; Topics of the
.ime," by DIR, j. q. Holland; record of
New Inventions and Mechanical Inn
Papers on Education, Deco
-ation, &C.; Book Reviews; fresh bits of
Wit and Humor, &c, &c, DC.
Terms 4 90 ~ yeRr in advance;
30 GEMS ~ number.
Subscriptions received by the publishers
Of this DaDpr and nv all bOokgallprs and