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The following is summary OF the leadins
features of the new series for the year,
A New Novel by Mrs. burnett (authol
of THAT Lass O. Lowries," etc.J, entitled
Through One Administration" u story O.
Washington life.
studies of the Louisiana CreOies. By
Geo. W. Cable, author OF "Ihe Tirand1ssimes, "
etc: series OF illustrated papers, on the ira
ditiOns and romance of Creole life in Louisiana
A Novel by w. H. IOwelis (author OF "a
Chance Acquaintance" etc.,, dea ing with
characteristic features of American life.
Ancient and Modern Sculpture. A
History of Ancient Sculpture" by Mrs Lucy
M Mitchell. to contain the finest series OF en-
Cravings yet published OF The masterpieces OF
sculpture. There will also be papers on LIv-
ING ENGLISH SCULPTOkS," and on the YOUNG
Err SCULPTOKS OF AMERICA )" fu Iy illustrated.
The opera I'm New. York, by Richard
Grant White. A popular and valuable series,
to be illustrated with wonderful completeness
ana beauty.
Architecture and Decoration i'm
America will be treated in way to interest
both householder and housewife; with many
practical as well as beautiful illustrations from
recent designs.
Representative Men and Women of
the l9th Century. Biographical sketches,
accompanied by portraits, of George Eliot,
Robert Browning, Rev. Frederick W. Robert
son, (by the late Dean Stanley,) Matthew Ar
mold, On istina Rossetti, and Cardinal New
man, and Of the younger American authors,
VIM. d: Howells, Henry James, Jr., and George
W. Cable.
Scenes of Thackeray's, Hawthorne's,
and George EliOts Novels. Succeeding
the illustrated series on the scenes of Dickens's
novels.
The Reform of the the Civil Service.
Arrangements have been made for series of
Poetry and Poets in America. There
will be studies of LOngfelow, Whittier, Emer-
son. Lowell. and others. by E. G. stedman.
expected from Charles Dudley Warner, w. D.
Howells, MARK Twain Edward Eggleston.
Henry James, Jr.,. John Muir. Miss Gordon
Ter Harris. A. G. Redwood, F. o. Millet, Noah
Brooks, Frank R. Stockton, Constance F. Wool
son, H. H. Royesen, Albert Stickney, WASH
ingtOn GLADDEN., John BurrOugh, Parke God
win. Tommaso Salvini, Henry King, Ernest
Ingersoii. E. L. Godkin, E. b. Washburne. and
many others.
Tile Club and an original Life of Bewick, the
engraver, by Austin Dobson, are among other
features to be later announced.
The Editorial Departments throughout
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Work. will be considerably enlarged.
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