Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-18
Announcements fer 1879 :

| Among the attractions Tor the coming
year are the following;
"HAWORTHS," a serial novel, by Mrs
| Frances Hodgson Burnet, author of ''Tha
! Lass o. LoWrie's." The scene of Mrs Bur
netts new novel is laid in Lancashire; thu
hero is a young inventor of Amarican brit
'HaWorth's" is the longest story Mrs Bur
nett has yet written. 1t will run through
twelve numbers of the Monthly, beginning
with November, 1873 and will be profusely
illustrated.
FALCONBERG, q serial novel, by II
| II. Boyesen author of "Gunnar," THE
! Man who Lost his Name" &c In this TO
NANCE the author graphically describes the
peculiarites of Morse immigrant life in
| Western settlement.
ia 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 CIeol Louisi-
ana about the years lS03-4-5, the time of the
Cession, and 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 LoDgfellow appearing in November.
These protraits are drawn from life by
Wyatt Easton and engraved by Il. Cole.
They will be printed separately on tinted
paper, as frontispieces of four different
numbers. 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, ex-
act and trustworthy studies OF 1.-THE Cali
fornia Alps" that have yet been made. The
series will sketch the California Passes,
oh nd
A NEW VIEW OF BRAZIL. Mr..
Herbert H. Smith, of Cornell University,
com patton of the late Prof. HART, is now
in Brazil, with Mr.. j, Wells Champney
lthe artist who accompanied Mr.. Edward
King in this tour through THE Great
South"), preparing for SCRIBEER a series
of papers on the present condition,-the
cities, rivers and resources OF the great
empire of South America
an 'ex- Confederate soldier, will be
among the raciest contributions to SCRIB-
written and illustrated by Mr.. Allen G.
Redwood, of Baltimore. the first of the
series, johnny Reb at play" appears in
the Novembr number.
THE LEADING EUROPEAN UNI
VERSITlES. We are now having pre-
pared for SCRIBNER, articles on the leading
Universities of Europe. They will be
written by an American College Professor
Mr.. H II. Boyesen, of Cornell (author 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 HoE
SHALL WE SPELL 1.-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. Pa |
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
Papers on Education, Deco
ration, &c; Book Reviews; fresh bits of
Wit and Humor, &C., &C., &c.
Terms 90 n year I'm advance:
35 cents number.
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Persons wishing to subscribe |
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