Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-01-12
The Century Magazine,
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FOR TIE COMING YEAR,

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TER ABOUT
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NEW NOVEL BY MRS. BURNETT
(author Of" That Lass o Lowre :" etc., entitled
Through one Administration story Of Wash
STUDIES OF THE LOUISIANA GRE.
OLES. BY George W. Gable, author OF The
Grandissimes." etc. A series OF illustrated pa.
papers on the traditions and romance of Creole
life in Louisiana.
A Novel by w. ID. Howens tauthor of
"A Chance Acquaintance, etc.l dealing with
characteristic features of American life
Ancient and Modern Sculpture.
History of Ancient Sculpture" by Mrs. Lucy
NJ. Mitchell. to contain the finest series Of en-
cravings yet published of the masterpieces Of
sculpture Their win also be papers on Living
English ecuip,ors," and on the Younger Scalp-
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The Opera i'm New York. by Richard
Grant White. a popular and valuable series to
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beauty
Architecture and Observation-Disclosures
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Representative Wen and women of
the 10th Century. Biographical sketches.
accompanied by portraits, Of George Eliot. Rob
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the late Dean stanley, Matthew Arnold. Chris
tina Rossetti, and Cardinal Newman, and OF the
younger American authors. VIM. D. HOwells,
Henry James Jr., and George W Cable
Scenes of Thackerayss. Hawthorne's
and George Eliots Novels. Succeeding
the illustrated series on the scenes Of Dickens
novels.
The Reform of the Civil Service. Ar
have q 81
papers on this pressing political question.
Poetry and Poets in America. There
VIII BE- studies Of Longfellow, hitter, Elmer
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Stories, Sketches and Essays may be
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Howeils. Marx Twain Edward Eggleston
Henry james, Jr., John Muir. Miss Gordon Cum
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Harris \ c. Redwood T D. Miilet Noah Brooks
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One or two papers on The Adventures Of the
Tile Club. and an original Life Of Bewick, the
engrayer by Austin Dobson. are among other
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out win be unusually complete, snd The Worlds
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