Middletown transcript., 1884-12-19
THE CENTURY
In 1886.
A GREAT ENTERPRISE

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A GREAT ENTERPRISE.
PAPERS ON TRE civil WAR.
The Important feature of THE CENTURY
MAGAZINE for the coming yrar-indeed. per-
haps the most important ever undertaken
by the magaZine-Will be q series of separate
papers on the great battles of the War for
in command upon both the Federal and the
Confederate sides, - General Grant (who
writes of Vicksburg, Shiloh. and other bat
tles), Generals LOngsfTeet, Mcclellan, Beau
regard, RoseerGns, Hill, Admiral Porter and
others. The series opens in the November
CENTURY with a graphically illustrated ar
Ths Battle Of Bail Run,
written by the Confederate general, G. 7.
BeRuregard. Brief sketches, entitled I" Rec
| objections of Private" papers chronicling
iilary branches Of the service, etc, will sup
pIeInent the more important series by the
"A strict regard for accuracy will guide the
preparation Of the illustrations, for which
TEE CENTURY has at fts disposal very large
assnt q PSs Pn05SsTsphs ,e5syi ,qe5Tings poGT
Tho aim is TO present in this series, not ofii-
cial reports, but commanding officers nc
esting personal e1perfences which will re-
cord leading events Of the war, ana Possesses
at the same time, historical value not easily
to be calculated rrc~,o.
In this line TnH CENTuRY WILL maintain its
prestige, and furnish the best stories by
November begins
NsW Newell ~ w. D. R0weIIs,
Author Of "Venetian Days. "a Modern
Instance" etc. This story deals with the
rise OF an American business man. A novel
by Henry James, O novelette, by Grace Denio
LitchdeId, and short stories by Uncle Re-
inus." Frank 3. stockton. H. II. Boyesen, T.
A. JanYter. 81. H., Julian Hawthorne, and
other equally well.knoWn writers will appear
at various times. a. 49,
mIsCBLLAREOUs REAFUREs. g
Under this heading may be included a
series Of papers on the Cities OF Italy by w.
p Howells, the Illustrations being reprOduc-
tiOns of etchings and drawings by Joseph
Pennell; series on
Ths new North. West,
being an interesting group of papers by E.
Y. SmalleJ. Lieut.. SchwatkT, Principal
Grant !of Kingston, Ontariof and others,
on French and American art,-scuIpturea and
painting, with some exquisite illustrations;
AsGronOmy, A. ehIteetnre and History,
the first being by Professor Langley and
others. Under Architecture are included
more OF Mrs. Van Reneselaer's articles on
Churches, City and Country Houses, etc
CoIonei george E. Warning, Jr., will describe
Progress In EsnitaET DraInsngy
E. G. stedman, Edmund Gosse, and others
will furnish literary essays; George W. Gable
Will contribnte In various ways; several pa
peTs on sport and adventure viii soon he
published, and
,.,...-.. JOhn BuFr0ughs
WIN write from time to time on outdoor sub
jects.
Readers of TIE CEururr may feel snra ~
Keeping abreast OF the times on leading sub
yects tnat may properly come within the
province Of monthly magazine. Its circu-
lation Is now about 40 900 monthly the No
VenDer number exceeding that figure. Sub
ecnptlons should date from this Number be-
ginning the War Series and Mr.. Howeils's
novel. Price S400 year, IS cents a number,
All DookselIers ana news-dealers sell it and
made to the publishers
free specimen copy of The CENTURY will
De sent on request Mention this paper
The CENTURY Co., New York, Ny,