Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-12
Announcements for 1889.

Among the attractions for the coming
year a the following:
"naWurtu'S," serial novel, by Mrs.
Frances Hodgson Burnett, author Of
THAT Lass O. Lowrie s." The scene Of
Mrs Durnett's new novel is laid in Lam
cashire; the hero is young inventor of
American BIRTH "Haworth's" is the long
est story Mrs Burnett has yet written.
1t will run through twelve numbers Of the
M nthly, beginning with November,
S78, and will be profusely illustrated.
alconberg, a Sc ial novel, BIZ H.H-
Rovesen. author of sGunnar, The Man
who Lot his Name" sc. In this rom
ance, the author graphically describes the
peculiarities of Morse immigrant life in
Western settlement.
A Story of New Orleans, by George
w. Cable, to be begun IN the conclusion
of "Faiconbe g." This story will exhibit
the state of society in Creole Louisiana
about the years i8s3-4-5, the time of he
Secession, and period bearing remark
able likeness to the present Reconstruc-
ton period.
Portraits Of American Poets. I'M,
series (begun in August with the portraiA
of Brya.t) will be cor inred. that
Longfelow appearing in November.
These por rats are Drawn trons Inc Dy
WYATT Eaton and engraved by T Cole.
They will be printed separately on tinted
paper. as frontispieccs 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 illustratedl by John Mul
the California naturalist The most graz
phic and picturesque and, at the same
time. exact a d trustwo thy studies OF
THE California Alps that have yet been
made. The series will sketch the Cali
| fornia Passes, Lakes, Wind Storms ano
| Forests.
Anew View of Brazil. Mr.. Her
| bert H. Smith, Of Cornell University, a.
! companion of the lat. Prot HART, is now
in Brazil, with Mr. ]. Wells ChamPney
| ithe artist who accompanied MIR. Edward
King in his tour through "The 9 eat
| South"), preparing for Scrstner series OF
papers on the present condition. the
| cities, rivers and resources OF the great
empire of South America.
THE IOHNNY REB" PAPERS, by
an "ex Conf, derate" soldier, will be
among the ,aciest contributions to Seri6-
! uPr during the coming year. They are
wri ten and illuctrated by Mr.. Allen c.
| Redwood, of Baltimore. The first of the
series, Johnny Reb al Play" appears IN
he November number
| THE LEADING EUROPEAN UNI
| VERSITIFS. We are now having pre-
| pared for Scr,buer, articles tn the leading
| Universities of Europe. They will be
W, itten by an Anne lean College Professor
Mr. H. ii. Boyesen, (author of"Falcon-
berg" &c J, and will include sketches OF
the leading men in each of the mos i'm
| portant Uni, ersities Of Great Britain and
| the Continent
Among the additional series of papers
| to appear may he mentioned those on
how shall we spell 1.-TWO papers b, Prof.
Lounsbury}. The new South, Lawn
Planting for small places (hy Samual
Parsons. of Flushing). Canada Of To-
day, American Art and Artists, American
Archaeology, Modern Inventors; also,
Papers of Travel, History, and Physical
Science, Studies in Literature, Political
and Social Science, Stories, Poems:
Topics of the Time," by DIR. J. 6 Hol-
land; record of New Inventions and
Mechanical Improvements; Papers ON
Education, Decor alton, &c; book Re
views; fresh bits Of Wit and Humor, &c,
&c, &c.
Terms $500 a year in advance; 35 cents
number.
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