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THE CENTURY
. IN 1885.
A E ENTERPRISE.
PAPERS ON THE civil WAR.

perhaps the most important ever UNDER
taken by the magazine-will be a series
separate papers on the great battles of
the War for the Union, written by gener-
al officers high in command upon both
the Federal and the Confederate sides
General Grant (who writes of Vicks-
burg, Shiloh and other battlesl, Generals
Mcclellan, Beauregard, Ros-
ecrans, Hill, Admiral Porter, and others.
The series opens In the November Gen.
with a graphically illustrated article
on
THE BATTLE OF FULL RUN,
written by the Confederate General, G..
T. Beauregard. Brief sketches, entitled
"Recollections of a Private" papers
chronicling special events, descriptions
OF various auxiliary branches of the SER
vice, ETC., will supplement the more i'm
portant series by the various generals.
A strict regard for accuracy will guide
the preparation 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 and Notwithstanding person.
al experiences which will record leading
events of the war, and possesses, at the
same time, a historical value not easily
to be calculated.
FICTION.
In this line The Century will maintain
its prestige, and furnish the best stories
by American writer's that can be procur-
In November tegins
NEW NOVEL BY W. D. HowELLs,
Author of "Venetian Days." ga Modern
Instance" etc. This story deals with
the rise of an American business man. A
novel by Henry James, a novelette, by
Grace DEMO Litchfeld, and short stories
by "Uncle Remus," Frank r. Stockton
II. 81. Boyesen, T. A. Janvier, II. 81. in
liam Hawthorne and other equally we'll
known writer's will appear at various
times.
MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES.
Under this heading may be included {
series of papers on the Cities of Italy by
w. d. Howells, the illustrations being re
productions of etchings and drawings b.
Joseph Pennell; a series on
THE NEW NORTHWEST
being an interesting group of papers b,
= v ol1xhkiSy1 o1hWobho1 L 1lACl
pal Grant (of Kingston, Onsario), an(
others, descriptive of little known re.
gions; papers on French and American
art-sculpture and painting, with som
exquisite Illustrations; papers On
ASTRONOMY, ARCHITECTURE & HISTORY
the first being by Professor Langley ant
others. Under Architecture are includ.
ed more of Mrs. Van R~enssalaer's arti.
cles on Churches, City and Countr,
Houses, etc. Colonel George E. War.
ing, Jr., will describe
PROGRESS IN SANITARY %DRAINING;
E. c. Stedman, Edmund Gosse, and 9th.
ers will furnish literary essays: Georg.
w. Cable will contribute in various
ways; several papers on sport and adven.
ture will soon be published, and
JOHN BURROUGHS
will write from time to time ON outdool
subjects.
Readers of The Century may feel sure O
keeping abreast of the times on leading
subjects that may properly come within
the province of a monthly magazine. It
circulation is now about lao, 900 monthly
the November number exceeding that fig.
ure. Subscriptions should date from thi
number, beginning with the War Series
and Mr.. Howen's novel. Price "a year
So cents a lumber. All booksellers anl
news-dealers sell it and take subscrip.
tons, OF remittance may be made to tn,
publishers.
A free specimen copy of The Centur,
will be sent on request. Mention thi
paper. =
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