Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-07
SCRIBNER'S MONTHLY,
Conducted by ]. G, Holland.

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The American edition of this periodical is
now
MORE THAN 1000 MONTHLY,
And it has larger circulation in England
than any other American magazine. Every
number contains about one hundred and
fifty pages, and from fifty 10 seventy five
original wood cut Illustrations.
Announcements fer 1879:
Among the attractions for the coming
year are the following:
"HAWORTH' S, serial novel, by Mrs
frances Hodgson Burnet, author Of THAT
Lass o. Lowries. $" The scene of Mrs Bur.
nett's new novel is laid in Lancashire; the
hero is a young inventor Of Amarican birth
"Haworth's" is the longest story Mrs Bur
nett has yet written. 1t will run through
twelve numbers Of the Monthly, beginning
with November, 1878 and will be profusoly
illustrated.
FALCONBERG, q serial novel, by II.
II. Boyesen author of "Gunnar," The
Man who Lost his Name" &c. In this ro-
nance, 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 on the con-
clusion of "Falconberg." This story will
exhibit the state of society in C.eol Louisi-
Cession, and "A 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 November
These protraits are drawn from life by
Wyatt Easton and engraved by T. Cole.
They will be printed S parately on tinted
paper, AS frontispieces of four different
NUM- ers. 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, cx-
act Gnd trustworthy studies OF The Cali
fornia 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 II. Smith, of Cornell University,
a compation of the late Prof HART, is now
in Brazil with Mr.. j, Wells Champncy
(the artist who accompanied Mr.. Edward
King in this tour through THE Great
South"), preparing for SCRIBNER series
of papers on the present condition, tho
cities, rivers and resources o. tho great
empire Of South America.
TIE JOHNNY REB" PAPERS, b.
an ex-COnfederate'' soldier, will he
among the raciest contributions 10 SCRIB-
NER during the coming Year. They arc
written and illustrated by Mr.. Allen &.
Redwood, Of Baltimore. the first of the
series, johnny Reb at play" appears in
the Novembr number.
THE LEADING EUROPEAN UNI
VERSITIES. We are now having pre-
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Universities of Europe. They will DO
written by an American College Professor
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''FalconberR," &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
10 appear may be mentioned those on How
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Planting for Small Places tby Samuel
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American Art and Artists, american
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pers of Travel, History. Physical Science,
Studies in Literature, Political and Social
Stories. Poems; Topics of the
time" by DR., J. G. Holland; record Of
New Inventions and Mechanical Inn
Papers on Education, Deco
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Wit and Humor, &c, &c, sc.
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