St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-11-06
THE CENTURY
In 1895.
A GREAT ENTERPRISE.


Papers on the Civil War.
The important feature of The CENTURY MAGA-
ZINE for the coming year-indsed, perhaps the
most important ever undertake. by the magazine
will be series of separate papers the great bat
ties of the W for the Union. written BY general
and the Confederate sdes-Gen Grant twho writes
of Vieksburg, Shiloh. and other battlesl Generals
Longstreet, Mcclellan, Beauregard Rosecrans,
Hill, Admiral Porter and others. The series opens
in the November CENTURY with graphically illus
trated article on
The Battle of Bull Run,
written by the Confederate general G. T. Beaure-
gard Brief sketches, entitled "Reeolleetions of
Private" papers chronicling special events de-
scriptons OF various auxiliary branches Of the
vice, etc, will supplement the more important
series by the various generals.
strict regard for accuracy will guide the prep
aration of the illustrations, for the CENTURY has
at its disposal very large quantity OF photographs,
drawings portraits, maps plans, etc, hitherto IN
used. The aim is to present in this series not OF
fetal reports. but commanding officers accounts of
their plans aud Notwithstanding personal
experiences which will record leading events of the
war, and possess, at the same time, a historical
value not easily to be calculated
Fiction
In this line THE CENTURY will maintain its pres
tigo. and furnish the best stories by American
writer's that can be procured In November begins
A New Novel by w. D. Howells,
Author of Venetian Days" "a Modern Instance, -
etc. ms story deals with the rise OF American
business man. novel by Henry James. novel
cite by Grace DEMO Litchfeld, and short stories
by Uncle Remus,' Frank r. Stockton, H. d.
BOyesen, T. A. Janvier, Ii. H, Julian Hawthorne.
and other equally wellknOwn writers will appear
at various times.
Miscellaneous Features.
Under this heading may be included a series of
papers the Cities Of Italy by W. ID. HOwells, the
illustrations being reproductions of etchings and
drawings by Joseph Pencil a series on
The New Northwest,
being interesting group of papers by E. V.
Smalley, Lieut.. Schwatka, Principal Grant (Of
Kingston, Ontario and others, descriptive of little
known regions; papers French and American
art,-sculpture aud painting, with some exquisite
Illustrations; papers on
Astronomy, Architecture and History,
the first being by Prof Langley and others. I'm
der Architecture are included more of Mrs. Van
Rensselaers articles on Churches City and COun-
try Houses etc. Col. George E. Warning, Jr., will
describe
Progress in Sanitary Draining.
f. c. Stedman, Edmund Gosse, and others will
furnish literary essays; George Gable will contrib
ute in various ways several papers on sport and
adventure will soon be published, and
John Burroughs
will write from time to time on outdoor subjects.
Readers of THE CENTURY may feel sure of keep.
ing abreast of the times leading subjects that
may properly come within the province OF a month
ly magazine Its circulation is about l40, 600
monthly, the November number exceeding that
figure. Subscriptions should date from this mum
Der, beginning the War Series and MIR. Howells
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