Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-12
Announcements fer 1879:

Among the attractions for the comm Z
year are the following:
INA WORTHS," serial novel by Mrs
| Frances HOdgsOn BurnCt. author OF THAT
Lass o. Lowrie's" The scene of Mrs Bur.
nett's new novel is laid in Lancashire, the
hero is n young inventor Of AmSrican birth
''HSworth' 5" is the longest story Mrs Bur
NIT has yet written 1t will run through
twelve numbers of the Monthly. beginning
with November, 1878 and will be profusel y
| illustrated.
| IA LCONBERG, h serial novel, by II.
| II. Bpyes"u auther of "Gunnar." The
Man who Lost his Name" &c. In this ro-
nance, the author graphically Describes IN a
peculisrities Of NuTse immigrant life in a
Western settlement.
A STORY OF NEW ORLEANS, by
George w, Cable, 10 be begun on tho con
clusi"n "f "FHlconberg.' This story will
exhibit The state of society in C.eol Loui-i-
ana about tho years 1884 s. the time of the
CessiOn, and Il period bearing remarkable
likeness 10 the present Reconstruction pc
Rod.
PORTRAITS OF AMERICAN roEWs
This series (begun in August with the
portrait of Bryant will be confined. that
Of LoDg!ellOw appearing in NOcembe
These prOtrsts are drawn from life by
Wyatt B4stOn and engraved by j. Cole.
They will be printed pRrstely on tinted
paper, as frOntispieCPs of four different
numbers. Illustrated sketches Of the liyes
of the poets will accompany these por
traits
STUDIES IN TEL SIEREAS 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
fOr1ia Alps" that have yet been made. Tho
series " i'll sketch the California Passes,
Lakes, Wind Storm and Forests.
A NEW VIEW OF BRAZIL Mr.
Herbert Ii. Smith, Of Cornell University,
conpatiOn of the late Prof HART, is now
in Brazil. with Mr.. j, Wells Champney
Uhe artist who accompanied Mr.. Edward
King in this tour through The Great
South"), preparing for SCRIRNER series
of papers on the present condition, the
cities, rivers and resources the great
empire of South America.
THE Johnny REB" PAPERS, by
an Tex Confederate. sol Iier, will he
among the raciest contributions to SCRIE-
NER during the coming ear. They are
written and illustrated by Mr.. Allen q.
Redwood. of Baltimore. the ii st of the
series, Johnny Reb at play" sppears in
the Novembr number.
THE LEADING EUROPEAN UNI
VERSITIES. We are now having pre-
pared for SCRIBEER. articles on the leading
Universities of Europe. They will be
written by an American College Professor
Mr. II Ii. Boyesen, of Cornell (suthOr 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 m entioned those on Ho >
SHALL WE SPELL 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, Ps-
pers of Travel, History. Physical Science,
Studies in Literature, Political and Social
Science, Stories Poems; Topics OF the
time" by DR.. J. G. Holland; record of
New Inventions and Mechanical I'm
nroyements; Papers on Education, Deco
raticn. &c; Book Reviews: frc'h bits Of
Wit and HumOr, &c, &C., DC.
rerms 90 - yeAr IN advance;
35 cents - number.
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