Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-23
Announcements FIR 1879 /:

| Among the attractions for the comini
| year are the following:
| "HA WORTHS,H a 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; tn,
| hero is young in sntor Of Amarican brtl
| ''Uaworth'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, II serial novel, by II
II. BOyesen auther of "Gunnar," "ThC
Man who Lost his Name" Sc In this TO.
nance, the author graphically describes the
peculiarities of Morse immigrant life in Il
Western settlement.
A STORY OF NEW ORLEANS, by
George w. Cable, to DO begun on the con-
clusiOn Of "Falconberg." This story will
exhibit the state Of society in e. col Louisi-
ana about the years 1904 5, The time of The
Cession, and 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 NOvem Der.
These protraits are drawn from life by
Wyatt Edston and engraved by Il. Cole.
paper, as frontispieces of four different
nun 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 naturalist. The most graphic
and picturesque and, at the same time, ex-
fOrlia 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 IL. Smith, of Cornell University
a compation Of the late Prof Harlt is now
in Brazil, with Mr.. j, Wells Champney
(the 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
an "ex- Confederate soldier, will be
among the racicst contributions 10 SCRIB-
NER during the coming ear. They are
Redwood. of Baltimore. the first of the
series, Johnny Reb at play" appears in
the NOvembr number.
THE LEADING EUROPEAN UNI
VERSIT1ES. We are now having pre-
pared for SCRIBNER, articles on the leading
u nlVelslLleS Oh Europe. IHey Will DC
written by a. American College Professor
Mr. Ii Ii. Boyesen, of Cornell (author Of
''Falconberg," DC y and will include
sketches of the leading meE in each Of the
most important Universities Of Great
Britain and the Continent.
Am )ng the additional series Of papers
to appear may be entiOned those OF Ho '
SHALL WE SPELL two papers by Prof |
TIE New SUUrH, Lawn J
Planting for Small Places Thy 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 ard Social
Science, Stories Poems; Topics OF the
time" by DR.. j. G. Holland; record Of
New Inventions and Mechanical I'M
Papers on Education, Deco
ration. sc; Book Reviews; fresh bits of
Wit and Humor, SC, &c, &c.
Terms 90 p year I'm advan c;
30 cents "a number.
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