Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-01-03
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Among the attractions for the coming year
| are the following
''HAwoRTH'S, serial novel, by Mrs.
Frances HOdgsOn Burnett, author THAT
| Lass o. LOwre's.r The scene of Mrs. Burnetts
| new novel is laid in Lancashire; the hero is
young inventor of American birth. ''Ha-
vet written. Ii will run through twelve NUM-
bers OF the Monthly, beginning with November,
ISIS, and will be profusely illustrated.
FALCoSBERG, Il serial novel, BY Ii. IL.
Boyeseu, author o: Gunnar," The Man who
author graphically describes the peculisrities
of Morse immigrant fife in Western settle
ment.
a STORY OF NEW ORLEANS, by George W.
Gable, to be begun on the conclusion of = Fall
conberg." This story Will exhibit the state OF
society in Creole Louisiana about the years
IS03-4-J, the time Of the Cession, and period
bearing remarkable likeness to the present
demonstrations period
PORTRAITS OF AMERICAN Poets. This series
begun in August with the portrait of Bryant
will be continued, that of Longfellow appearing
in November. These portraits are drawn from
life by Wyatt Eaton and engraved by Il. Cole.
They will be printed separately on tinted
paper, as frontispieces OF four different num-
bers. Illustrated sketches OF the lives of the
poets will accompany these portraits.
STUDIES IN THE SIERRAS, - A series of
papers (mostly illustrated) by John Muir, the
California naturalist. The most graphic and
picturesque and, at the same time, exact and
trustworthy studies Of"The California Alps
that have vet been made. The series will
sketch the California passes. Lakes, Wind
Storms and Forests.
A NEW VIEW or BRAZIL, Mr.. Herbert II.
smith, of Cornell University, acOmpanion of
the late Prof. Hartt. Is now in Brazil, with Mr..
j. Wells Champney 1.-THE artist who accom-
panied Mr.. Edward King in his tour through
''The Great South"), preparing for Scribner
series OF papers on the present condltlon,-the
cities, rivers and resources Of the great empire
of South America.
The JOHNNY REBr PAPERS, by an ''eX-COn-
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wear. They are written and illustrated by Mr..
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the series, johnny Reb AT PLAY" appears in
the November number.
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Among the additional series of papers TO ap
pear may be mentioned those on How 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 snd Artists, American
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OF Travel History, Physical Science, Stories,
Studies on Literature, Political and Social
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