The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-12-22
The Century MagaSiss
| SCkl bNER , MON LII
For the coming year

With the November number began the
new series under the title of The CEN
TURY MAGAZINE. which will be in fact, a
new, enlarged and improved "Scribner."
The page is somewhat longer and wider,
admitting pictures of larger size aud
increasing the realing matter about four
teen additional pages.
The following is summary ofthe lead
ing features of the new series for the year:
A new novel by Mrs Burnett (author
of Tina, Lass o Lowrie's" etc J. entitled
Through One Administrator" story
of Vast ingion life.
Studies Of the Louisiana Treoles BY
Geo, w Cable, author of "The Grandis-
shines" etc. A series ofillustrated papers
on the traditions and romance of Creole
life iD Louisiana.
A novel by W D Howells, author of A
Chanc-, Acqnaintance." etc, dealing with
characteristic features Of American life
Ancient and modern sculpture. A
"History of Ancient Sculpture" by Mrs.
Lucy VI Mitchell, to contain the finest
series of engravings yet published of the
masterpieces If scu pture. There will
also ne papers on Living English Sculp-
tors" and on the younger Sculptors of
America" fully illustrated.
The Opera in New York, by Richard
Grant u bite. A p ,pular and valuable
series, to be illustrated with wonderful
completeness and beauty.
Architecture and Decoration in Amer
lea will be treated in way to interest
both householder and housewife; with
many practical az we'll as beautiful illus
trstions from recent designs.
Representative Men aud Women of the
18th Century. Biographical sketches &C
companled by portraits Of George Eliot,
Robert Browning, Rev Frederick w
Robertson (by the late Dean Stanley,
Matthew Arnold. Christina 4 ,ssetti, and
Cardinal Newman and of the younger
American authors, VIM ID. Howelps
Henry james, Jr., and George W. Cable.
Scenes of Thackeray's. Hawthorne's
and George Elioi's Novels. Succeeding
the illustrated series on the scenes of
Dickens novels.
The Reform Of the Civil Service. Ar
engagements have been made for series
of able papers on this pressing political
question.
Poetry and Poets in America. There
will be studies of Longieliow, Whittier,
Emerson, Lowell aud Others by E. G..
sledman,
Stories, Sketches and Es-ays may be
expected from Charles Dudley Warner.
W. D. Howells, Mark Twain" Edward
Eggleston, Henry james, Jr, John Muir,
Miss Gordon Cummings H. H." Geo.
w Cable. Joel Chandler Harris, A. G.
Redwood, F. D. Millet, Noah Books,
Frank z Stockton, Constance f. Wool
sou, II. II. BnyeRen, Albert Stickney,
Washington GLADDEN., John Burroughs,
Parke Goodwin, Tommaso Salviui, Henry
King, Ernest lngersoil, E. L. Godkin, E
B " ashburne. and many others.
One or two papers on The Adventures
of the Tile Club" and an original Lie
OF Bewick, the engraver. by Austin Dob
son, are among other features to be later
| announced.
The Editorial Departments throughout
will be unusually complete, and "fhe
Worlds Work. will be considerably en-
Iarged. The price Of The Century Maya
zine will remain at 81 90 per year (S5 cts.
numher). The portrait (size q Z n J
of the Iaie DR.. Holland, issued just before
his death, photographed from life size
drawing by Wyatt Eaton, will possess a
new interest TO the readers OF this maya
zine 1t is offered at $500 refill, or to
gtther with The Century Magazine for
Sc so. Subscription. are taken by the
publishers, and by booksellers and news
dealers every where.
THE CENTURY CO.,
Union Square, New York.