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With the November number began The
new series under the title of The CEN
TURy MAGAZINE. which will be ia fact, a
new, enlarged and Improved '3cribner."
The page is somewhat longer and wider,
admitting pictures Of = larger size and
in rrasing thu rea ling 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 (snthor
Of THAT Lass o. Lowrie's" etc J, entitled
Through One administrator" a story
of Washington life.
Stu1,es Of the Louisiana creoles By
Geo W. Cable, author of THE Grandis-
mes," etc. A series ofillnstrated papers
IN the ira iuions and romance of Creole
ife 10 Louisiana.
A novel by w. D Howells. author of A
Chance Acquaintance" etc, dealing with
characteristic features Of American life
Ancient and modern sculpture. A
History OF Ancient Sculpture" by Mrs.
Lncy VI Mitchell. to contain the fuest
series Of engravings yet published Of the
masterpieces of sculpture. There will
also be papers on Living English ScuIp-
tors" and on the Younger Sculptors of
America" fully Illustrated
The Opera in Now York, by Richard
Grant v hite. A popular and valuable
series, to be Illustrated with wonderful
completeness and beauty.
Architecture and Decoration in Amer
lea will be treated in away to interest
both householder and housewife; with
manv practical as we'll as beautiful illus
trations from recent designs
Representative Men and Women of the
19th Century. Biographical sketches ac-
companied by portraits Of George Eliot,
Robert Browning, Rev. Frederick w
Robertson (by the late Dean Stanley,
Matthew Arnold. Christina Rossetti, and
Cardinal Newman and of the younger
American authors VIM D. Howeil's,
Henry james. Jr., and George w. Cable.
Scenes of Thaekeray's. Hawthorne's
and George EIiot's Novels. Succeeding
the illustrated series on the scenes 0f
Dickens novels.
The Reform of the Civil Service. Ar
engagements have been made for a series
Of able papers on this pressing political
question. W sf3 Ssh
Poetry and Poets in America. There
will be studies of LongtelIow, Whittier,
Emerson, Lowell and Others BY E. G.
Stedman,
Stories, Sketches and Essays may be
expected from Charles Dudley Warner.
W. D. Howells, MARK Twain" Edward
Eggleston, Henry james, Jr, John Muir,
Mrs Gordon Cummings. H, H L" Geo.
W Cable Joel Chandler Harris A. @.
Redwood. F. D. Millet, Noah Brooks,
Frank K Stockton, Constance F. Wool
SON, H. III. Bnyesen, Albert Stickney,
Washington GLADDEN., John Burroughs,
Parks Goodwin, rommaso Salvini, Henry
King. Ernest IngersolI, E. L. Godkin, E.
B Washburne, and many others.
One or two papers on The Adventures
of the Tile Club, and an original Lite
of Bewick, the engraver. BY Austin Dob
son, are among other featuresto be. later
announced. ~ i.
The Editorial Departments throughout
will be unusually complete, and "lhe
Worlds Work. will be considerably en-
larged The price Of The Century Maya
zine will remain at $4 90 per year (35 cts
4 numher). Tne portrait (size 81 < 27)
Of the late DR. Holland, issn-d just before
his death, photographed from a. life size
drawing BY Wyatt Eaton, viii poss+ss =
new interest to the readers of this maya
zine. 1t Is offered at s. 90 ret Ill, or to
esther with The Century Magazine for
Sc 30. Subscriptions are taken by the
publishers, and by book sellers and news
dealers every where.
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