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THE CENTURY
In 1885.
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The important features of The CENTURY MAG
AZINE for the coming year-indeed, perhaps the
most important ever undertaken by the maya
zine-will be 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 Confederate sides, -Gener-
al Grant who writes OF Nicksburg, Shiloh, and
other battles). Generals Longstreet, Mcclellan
Bcauregard, Rosccrans. Hill. Admiral Porter,
and others. The series opens IN the November
CENTURY with graphically illustrated article
ON THE BATTLE OF BULL Rus,
written by the Confederate General, c. Beau
regard Brief sketches entitled Recollec.
tons Of Private" papers ohronicling special
events, descriptions of various auxiliary bran
ches of the service, etc, will supplement the
more important 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 very
large quantity of photographs, drawings,
portraits, maps, plans, etc, hitherto unused.
The aim is to present in this series, not Off
cial reports, but commanding officers ac-
counts of their plans and operations, inter
eSting personal experiences which will re-
cord leading events of the war, and possess,
at the same time, historical value not ca
silly to be calculated.
Fiction.
In this line THE CENTURY will maintain
its prestige, and furnish the best stories by
american writers that can be procured. In
November begins a New Novel by w. D..
Howells. Author of "Venetian Days" "a
Modern Instance" etc. This story deals
with the rise Of an American business man.
4 novel by Henry James, novelette, by
Grace DEMO Litchfield, and short stories by
Uncle Remus," Frank h. Stockton, II. II.
Boyesen, I. a. Janvier, Ii. H.. Julian Haw-
thorne, and other equally wellknown wri-
tiers will appear at various times.
MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES.
Under this heading may be included a Sc
ries of papers on the Cities Of Italy by W.
ID. Howells, the illustrations being repro
auctions of etchings and drawings by Jo
scph Pennell series on
The NEW NORTH WEST,
being an interesting group Of papers by l..
Y. Smalley. Lieut. Schwatka. Principal
Grant lof Kingston, Ontariol, and Others,
descriptive of little-known regions; papers
on French and American art,-sculpture
aud painting. with some exquisite illustra-
tons: papers Oh Astronomy, Architecture,
and History, the first being by Professor
Langley and Others Under Architecture
are included more Of Mrs. Van Rensselaer's
articles on Churches. City and Country
Houses, etc Col. George f. Waring, Jr.,
will describe
PROGRESS ~ SANITARY DRAINING;
f. c. Stedman, Edmund Gosse, and others
will furnish literary essays; George W. Ca
BILE will contribute in various ways; several
papers on spert and adventure will soon be
published, and John Burroughs will write
from time to time on outdoor subjects.
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