Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-11-12
The CENTURY,.
In 1885.
A GREAT ENTERPRISE.
Papers on the Civil War.


The important feature of the Century
Magazine for the coming year-indeed, per-
haps the most important ever undertaken by
the magaznc--wil he a series of separate
papers on the great battles of the war for the
union, written by general officers high in
command upon both the federal and the con-
federate sdes-General Grant (who writes Of
Vi"ksburg. Shiloh, and other battes), Gen.
erals Longstreet, Mcclellan Beauregard
Rosccrans, Hill, Admiral Porter. and others.
The series opens in the November Century
with graphically illustrated article on
The Battle Of BuN Run,
written by the confederate general, G, r.
Beauregard. Brief sketches. entitled Gre
collections of Private, papers chroncaling
special events, descriptions Of various auyil-
liary branches of the service, etc, will sup.
plement the more Important series by the
various generals.
A strict regard for accuracy will guide the
preparations Of the illustrations, for which
The Century has at its disposal a very large
quantity of photographs, drawings, portraits,
maps plans. etc, hitherto unused. The
aim Is to present in this series. not official
reports, but commanding officers accounts
Of their plans nnd operations, interesting
personal experiences which will record lead
ing events Of the war and posses at the
same time, a historical yaln" not easily to be
calculated.
TION.
In this line The Century will maintain its
prestige, and furnish the best stories by
american writer's hat can be procurtd.-
In November begins
4 Nc,r Nord By w. d. Ho'rcHs
-, foil To.
at nee" etc. This story deals with the rise
of an American business man. A novel by
Henry lanes, novelette, by Grace Denic
L,tchheld, and short stories by Uncle Re-
mus" Frank X. stockton, H. Royesen. I. A.
Janvier, II. IL. Julian Hawthorne, and other
equally well-knOwn writer's will appear at
various times.
MISCELLANEOUS FEITURES.
Under this heading may be included Q
series of papers on the Cites Of Italy BY w
ID. HoweIs, the illustrations being reproduc.
tious of sctchngs AMI drawings by JOSEPH
Pencil a series cn
The NcW North West,
being an interesting group Of papers by f
V. Smallcy, Lieut.. Schwatka. Ppnncipa
Grant livingston, Ontario, and others, de
scrptive of littlc-known regions papers OF
French aud American art-scuIpturo ant
painting, with some exquisite illustrations
papers on
astronomy, IrchHectWe and HtStorN
the first being by Professor Langley ant
others Under Architecture are included
more of Mrs. Van Rensselaer, on Churches
City and Country Houses, etc. Colonel Geo
Il Warlng Jr., will describe
Progress in Sanitary Draining
z C.. Stedman, Edmund Gosse, and other
will furnish literary essays; George w
| Gable will contribute in various ways sew
eral papers on sport and adventure will sool
be published, and
J0h,n DUrOughS
will write from time to time on outdoor sab
jects.
Readers of The Century may feel sure o
keeping abreast of the times on leading sub
jects that may properly come within tn
| province Of a monthly magazine. Its circula
| ton is now about lao, 900 monthly. the No
vember number exceeding that figure. Sub
scriptions should date from this number
beginning the War Series and Mr.. Howell
novel. Price ~ 90 year, 80 cts. number
All booksellers and newsdealers sell it an
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made 10 the publishers
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