The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-12-26
The Ceutuvy MagaSise
(scRIBNER's MONTHLY
For The coming ye.r


With the November number began the
new series under the title Of The CEN
TURY MAGAZINE. which will be 10 fact, a
new, enlarged and Improved ''Scribner"
The page il somewhat longer aud wider,
admitting pictures Of a larger size and
in rea-ing tn. reaiing matter about four
teen additional pages.
The following il SUNNI 4ry ofthe lead
ing features Of the new series for thu year:
A ne~ nugel by Mrs Burnett author
Of That Lass % Lowrie's." etc J. entiIled
Through One Administrati n" a story
of WASH ing'on lie.
STUDIES OF the Louisiana Hreoles By
Geo w. Cable, anlhor Of THE Grandis-
simes,' etc. A series ofillustrated papers
on the traditions and romance of Creole
ife in Louisiana.
novel by w. D Ho~ells author of A
ChaDc- Acquaintance" etc, dealing with
characteristic features of American life
Ancient and modern sculpture. A
History OF Ancient Scripture" by Mrs.
Lucy VI Mitchell. to contain the finest
series Of ensravings yet published of the
masterpieces Of sculpture. There will
also he papers on Living Eoglish Sculp-
eprs." and GU the younger Scuiptors of
,merica," fully Illustrated
The OPP ra in N-w York. by Richard
tirant u hiIe. A popular aad valuable
cries, to be illustrated with wonderful
completeness and beauty. F
Architecture and Decoration in Amer
ica wall be- treated in away to interest
both householder and housewife; with
many practical as we'll as BEAUTIFUL illus
trsrions from recent designs.
Representative Men and Women of the
18Th Century. Biographical sketches ac-
companIed by portraits Of George Eliot,
Robert Browning, Rev Frederick w
Robertson (by the late Dean Stanley.
Matthew Arnold. Christina r %setti, and
Cardinal Newman aud of the younger
American authors. VIM D. Howell's
Henry james, Jr., and George W. Cable.
Scenes Of Thackeray's. Hawthorne's
and George Eliot's Novels. Succeeding
the illustrated series on the scenes OF
Dickens n veis.
The Reform Of the Civil Service. Ar
engagements have been made for series
of able papers oD this pressing political
question.
Poetry and Poets in America. There
will be studies of Longfellow, Whittier,
Emerson, Lowell aud Others by E. G.
Siedman, KS
Stories, Sketches and Essays may be
expected from Charles Dudley Warner
W. D Howells, MARK Twain." Edward
Eggleston, Henry James, Jr, John Muir,
Miss Gordon Cummings H II )" Geo.
" Cable. Joel Chandler Harris, A. c.
Redwood. F. D. Millet, Noah Brooks,
+ ank K Stockton, Constance F. Wool
son, H. III. B"yesen, Albert Sfickney,
Washington GLADDEN., John Burroughs,
Parke Goodwin, rommaso Saivini, Henry
King, Ernest Ing-rsoll, E. L. Godkin, E
B Washburne. and many others.
One or two papers on The Adventures
of the Tile Club. and an original Lie
OF Berwick. the eDgraver. by Austin Dob
son, are among other features to be later
announced. stefs
The Editorial Departments throughout
will be unusual complete, and 1.-The
Worlds Work" will be eonsiderahly en-.
larged The price If The Century Maya
zine viii remain at $4 90 per year (35 cts
a mum per). the portrait tsize 81 Z u !
ofthe laie DR. Holland, issued just before
his death, photographed from a life size
drawing by Wyatt Eaton. will possess a
new interest to the readers of this maya
zlne 1t is offered at S. 90 refill, or to
e+rher with The Century Magazine for
Sc so. Subscriptions are taken by the
publishers, and by booksellers and news-
dealers everywhere.
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