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II. Century N aga2ino
ron TIE COMING YEAR.

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With the November number began the new
series under the title Of The CENTURY MAoAzINc
which will be- in fact, new, enlarged, and I'M
proved ScRiBSER The page is somewhat
longer and wider, admitting pictures Of a larger
size. ard increasing the reading matter about
Fourteen additional Pages.
The following is a summary oi the leading
features of the new series for the year g.
4 Mar Norel Jy Mrs. Bm7,t author u That
Lass ~ Lowrie'S' etc }. entitled lloug'i one
Administration. q story Of Washington lie.
.Sfi,dics fhc Louisiana Creoics. by Geo. W Ca
bic author of The Grandissimes, etc. i Sc
ries of illustrated papers, on the traditions and
romance of Creole life ia Louisiana.
4 Norci Jy IT H. Hoceis (author of a Chance
Acquaintance etc. dealing with characteristic
features Of American life.
1ncient and Nody7, Sculpture. 4 History Of
Ancient Sculpture by Mrs Lucy VI Mitchell,
10 contain the finest series of cugravngs vet
published of the MASTERPIECE 'f -.uirture Al
80 papers on Living English >cG.f 'ors and ON
the Younger SculptOrs Of America fully IL
ustratcd.
The 0pera IN Ncr TFk ~ Richard Grant
White. A popular and valuable series, to be
illustrated with wonderful completeness aud
beauty.
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treated I'm way TO interest both householder
and housewife; with many practical a> well
rs beautiful illustrations from recent deigns.
REPRESENTATIVE Ne a1d Women Pc l9A
Century, Biographical skCt-hc. ura1icd
bv portraits, " George Eliot Robert brown
me Rev Frederici, " Robertson. by thc lat"
Dean Stanley} Matthew Arnold Christina
Roseti. and Cardinal Newman, and OF the
younger American authors, VIM. y. Howclls.
Hcnry James Jr., and George ". Cable.
Sr.acs of Taqrtouy,, Hcr'horae qad Ge~ge
Eiefs No.c,. Succeciing the illustrated serir-
on the scenes of Dicsens's novels.
The Return ri Hc CeR Sero;cc. Arrange
mcnts nave been made for scTic, - able pa
pers on this pressing p0iiari Question.
P,sf,g ai.J P,os "a dAioct Jlrv gill bc
studies Of LonglelilW. Whittier Emerson,
Lowell. and others, by l.. G. Stedman
stgries Stretches and EVal0 nat be expected
from Charles Dudley Warner. ". j.. llowcils.
Mark Twain Edward E,eleston, Henry
James. Jr., John NUN, Miss Gordon Cumming.
III II -" Geo " Gable, Joel Chandler Harris,
4. g. Redwood. T. y. Nliilct. Noah Brooks,
Frank r. Stockton, Constance T. Wo9is1n. II.
IT, B0yesen, Albert Stickney, Washington
GLADDEN.. John Burr0ugh ParEe Goodwin.
Toumasa Salvina Henry kirT. L~n lager o
soil. =. l. Godkin, l.. b. Washlune md
many others.
one or two papers on Tic Advc lures Of
ih. Tile Club, and an original Lii Of Bewick.
tic cngravcr. hy Austin. Dobso Il, are among
other features 70 be later annc, unced.
The EdioriH Department throurhou, sill be
unusually complete, ar II" The Worlds Wo-k'
will be considerably enlarged.
ThepTice Of 2 III CrxTrEY GAGAzrsr viii re-
main at si.D per year (35 cents q nruberl.-
The p0Ttr Il size 41x27l Of tho late -. Hol-
land sued just before his death a0 -raph-
cd T. ,m q liie-size drawing 10y Nylu Eaton.
" III possess a now interest 20 the feadeFs Of
, this magazine. Il is offered u 500 retail. OF
together with THE CESTUEY MAGAZISu lJr $3.50.
Subscriptions are taken by the publishers, and
by booksellers and neWs-dealers everywhere
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