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The Century Magazine
(sCRIBNER's MONTHLY
FOR THE CONING YEAR.

With the November number began the new
series under the title of TmE CENTURY MAGAZINE
which will be- in fact, a new, enlarged, and I'M
proved "ScRIBEEE" The page : somewhat
longer and wider, admitting pictures OF q larger
size, and increasing the reading matter about
Fourteen additional Pages.
The following is a summary of the. leading
features of the new series for the year -
4 Nac Nord BIZ hrs. Burnett author Of That
Lass o Lowric's," etc. entitled Through. One
Administration, a story of Washington life.
Studies ofhe louisiana Creoies by Geo. W. Ca
bic. author of The Grandissimes, etc Sc
rics of illustrated papers, on the traditions and
romance of Creole life in Louisiana.
4 No,~i BIZ y, H. Ho,c-fls (author Of a Chance
Acquaintance. etc. dealing with characteristic
features of American life.
i,,cient and N,dcrl, Sculpture. History Of
Ancient Sculpture by Mrs Lucy NJ. Mitchell
to contain the finest series OF engravngs yet
published of the masterpieces of sculpture. Al
so papers on Living English Sculptors and on
the Younger Sculptors OF America, fully IL
lustrated.
The Opra IN Nc,r Eark. by Richard Grant
White. popular and valuable series, to be
illustrated With wonderful completeness and
beauty.
.iyrhitectur, end prrorcti9,i in ADiericd will be
treated in a way 70 Interest both householder
and housewife: with many practical rs well
as beautiful illustrations from recent designs.
Reprcscatatirc lfca md Home, Of he 1911
C9i,lTH Biographical sketches, accompanied
bv portraits. Of George Eliot Robert Brown
ing. Rev Frederick w. Robertson, lby the late
Dean Stanley.) Matthew Arnold, Christina
Ro,setti and Cardinal Newman, and of the
Younger American authors, VIM. ". Howells,
Henry James, Jr., and George w. Cable
Scenes IL Taaokecags, Hqcaorne's md Georgc
Eiiofs Notcls. Succeeding the illustrated series
on the scores Of Dickcnss novels.
The Reform Of hc CsH Serric,. arrange
nents nave been made Tor Il series Of able pa
pcrs on this pressing political question.
P,etrJ and Poets IN Aa,cricq. There will be
studies of LongtelOw, Whittier, Emerson,
Lowell. and other By r. G. stedman.
Stories. Stefelcs. and E,sa5s may be expected
from Charles Dudley Warner W. ID. HOwells,
Mark Twain" Edward Egsleston Henry
James, IT. John Muir Miss Gordon Cumming
II. H., Geo w Cable, Joel Chandler Harris
4. c. Redwood. f. d. MiIlet, Noah Brooks,
Frank +. Stockton Constance +. No0lson, ii.
II Boyesen. Albert Sticknry Washington
GLADDEN., John Burrourh, Parkc Goodwin.
Tommasa salyina, Henry King, Ernest lnger-
soil. l.. /. Godkin y. u. Nashburnc' ana
many others.
One OF two papers on The Adventures u
the Tile Club, and an original Life Of Bevdck,
the engrayer By Austin Dobson. arc among
other features 10 be later announced.
The Editorial Department. throughout will be
unusually complete, and" The Worlds Work
will be considerably enlarged.
The price Of THE CE:.TUEY MAGAzISE viii &c
main at 800 per vCdr f35 cents a nunbcrl-
The portrait size 2lx27) OF the late Or. Hol-
land issued Just before his death, photograph
ed from q ifc-size drawing By Wyatt Eaton,
will possess new interest 10 the readers OF
this magazine II is Offered at 500 retail, or
together with THE CENTURY MAGAzIyE for $50.
Subscriptions are taken by the publishers, and
by booksellers and news-lealers everywhere.
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