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THE CENTURY.
In 1856
AGREAT ENTERPRISE,

rAPERs o. The CIVIL VAR.
The imr ortu,t feature Of TIE Century
Magazine lor the coming ycar-lndeed, per
hap. the most important ever undertaken by the
magazlne-wiIi 10 the series of separate papers
or the great battles oil the Var tor the Union,
written By genera! officers hiGh liz ommand up
ON beth he Fedora! and the Confederate sides.
General Grant (who writes frem vicksburg,
Mcclellan, Besuregsrd. Rosecrans. Hill. Adj
m!ral Porter and others. The series opens in
the November Century with a graphically Illna-
trated article on
THE BATTLE OF RCLL RUN.
written by the confederate general. Benuregard.
Bret sketches. entitled ''Itecollections OF u
Priyate,n papers chronicling special events,
descriptions OF various auxiliary branches Of
poriant series by the various generals.
a strict regard Tor accuracy Will guide the
preparation OF the Illustrations. for which The
Century las at It's disposal a very iurge quantity
OF photosraphs. drawings. PPcrtrsis; maps.
sent In this series, not official reports, but com,
operations. lin eresting personal experiences
which will record leading events of the war, and
possess, at the same time, . historical value not
easily to be calculated.
FICTION.
In this line The Century will maintain Its pres
tige, and furnish the best stories by American
writers that can be procured. In November
begins
NEW NOVEL II Ia hoWkLL9s
Author of Venetian Days. "a Modern In
stance" etc. This story deals with the rIss OF
American business men. A novel BY Henry
James, q novelette, by Grace Dsnio Litchneld.
Stockton. II. r.. Boyesene, ia JanyIsr. q.
H., Julian Hawthorne, and other equally we'll
known writers will appear ct various times.
M~ISoELLANKous
Under this heading may be included . series
OF papers on the Cities of Italy by W. D. Ho-
wells, the illustrations being reproductions Of
etcbings and drawings BY Joseph PsAnell; .
series on
TEE SKw HoRTH-wksT,
being an Interesting group Of papers y E.y:
kingston. Ontarlo), and others uescrIptive OF
little-known regions: paper on French and
American art ,-scul,tnre and painting. With
some exquisite Illustrations; papers on
AsTRoNoMx. ARCHITECTURE, ANp HISTORY,
the first Is by Professor Langley and others.
Under Architecture are included more OF Mrs.
Country Houses. etc. Colonel George E. War
ing. Jr., will uescrtbS
PROGRESS In SANITARY DRAINING,
e. C.. Stedman, Edmund Gosss. and others will
furnish literary essays; George W. Cable will
contribute IN various Wsys; ssver.i papers
and
will write from time to time on outdoor SUBJ
nehdeTb VI rue ScutuEy may loci sure VI k0ep.
ing abreast Of the times on leading subjects that
may properly come within the province OF q
monthly magazine: Its circulation is now
about lao. 00e monthly, tho November number
that figure. subscriptions should
date from this number, beginning the War
Series and Mr.. Howells's novel Price ~ % q
year. s. cents u number. All booksellers and
ne ss-dealers sell 1t and take subscriptions, or
remittance may be made to the publishers.
A Tree specimen copy Of Tho Century will be
sent on r. quest. Mention this paper.
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