Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-22
Announcements for 1889.

Among the attractions for the coming
year are the following:
"naworth's, s. a serial novel, by Mrs.
Frances Hodgson Burnett, author Of
| That Lass O. Lowrle So The scene of
Mrs. Burnett's new novel is laid in Lam
cashire; the hero is a young inventor Of
American birth. "Haw orth's" is the long
est story Mrs. Burnett has yet written.
It will run through twelve nun bers of the
NJ onthly, beginning with November,
1878, and will be profusely illustrated.F
falconberg Sc ial novel, bv H.H.
Boyesen, author of ''Gunnar, '.The Man
who Lo his Name" SC In this rom
ance, the author graphically describes the
pecularities Of Morse immigrant life in
Western settlement.
A Story of N ew Orleans, by George
w. Cable, to be begun on the conclusion
of "Falconbe'g e." This story will exhibit
the state of society in Creole Louisiana
about the years lSn3-45, the time of he
Secession, and period bearing remark
able likeness to the present Reconstruct
ton period.
Portraits Of Am erlcan Poets. This
| series ibegun in August with the portrait
of BryanD will be con inued, that of
Longfellow appearing in November.
These portraits are drawn from life by
Wyatt Eaton and engraved by T Cole.
They will be printed separately on tinted
| paper, as frontispieces of four different
numbers. Illustrated sketches ofthe lives
of the poets will accompany these por-
ira is.
Studies in the Sierras,-A series Of
papers mostly illustrated) by John Muir.
the California naturalist The most graz
| phic and picturesque and, at the same
time, exact aid trustworthy studies of
"The California Alps" that have yet been
made. The series will sketch the Cali
fornia Passes, Lakes, Wind Storms and
| Forests.
New View of Brazil. Mr.. Her
bert H. Smith, of Cornell University, a
companion of the late Prot HART, is now
in Brazil, with Mr. J. Wells Champney
(the artist who accompanied MIR. Edward
King in his tour through "The Great
South"), preparing for hcritner a series of
papers on the present condition. the
cities, rivers and resources of the great
empire of South America.
an sex, Conf, derate" soldier, will be
among the raciest contributions to Scrib-
ner during the coming year. They are
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Redwood, of Baltimore. The first of the
series, Johnny Reb a, Play" appears III
the November number.
THE LEADING EUROPEAN UNI
VERSITItS. We are now having pre-
pared. for Scribuer, articles on the leading
Universities of Europe. They will BE-
written by an Anne lean College Professo,
Mr. H. H. Boyesen, (author Of "Falcon.
berg" sc J, and will include sketches o.
the leading men in each of the mos, i'm
portant UNI ersiti~s of Great Britain anc
the Continent.
Among the additional series Of paper.
tn appear may he mentioned those or
how shall we spell 1.-TWO papers b, Prof
Lounsbury). The new South, Lawn
Planting for small places Try Samua
Parsons. Of Flushing). Canada of To
day, American Art and Artists, American
Archaeology, Modern Inventors; also
Papers OF Travel, History, and Physca
Science, Studies in Literature, Politica
and Social Science, Stories, Poems
Topic of the Iime," by DIR. T. G Hol
land; record of New Inventions ant
Mechanical Improvements; Papers or
Education, Decor alton, &c: BOOK Re
views; fl esh bits of Wit and Humor. &c.
&c. &c.
Terms $4.ooa year in advance; IS cent.
a number.
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