Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-12-01
| He CEN TURY
In 1856.
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PAPERS ON THE CIVIL WAR

PAPERS ON THE CIVIL WAR.
The important feature of The CENTURY MAGA-
ZINE for the coming year-indeed, perhaps the
most important ever undertaken by the magazine
will be series of separate papers the great bat
ties ofthe War for the Union, written by general
officers high in command upon both the Federal
and the Confederate sides,-General Grant [who
writes of Ncksburg Shiloh, and other battles) Gen
erals Iengstreet, Mcclellan, Beauregard, Rose
Grams, Hill, Admiral Porter, and others The Sc
ries opens in the November CENTURY with graph
ically Illustrated article on
The Battle Of Bull Run,
written by the Confederate general, G. T. Beaure-
gard. Brief sketches, entitled ''Recolections of
Private,' papers chronicling special events, de-
scriptions of various auxiliary branches of the
service, ETC., will supplement the more important
series by the various generals
a strict regard for accuracy will guide the prep
aration of the illustrations, for which THE CENTURY
has at its disposal very large quantity ofphoto-
graphs, drawings, portraits, maps, plans, etc., hth
erto unused. The aim is to present in this series,
not official reports, but commanding officers
counts of their plans and operations interesting
personal experiences which will record leading
events of the war, and possess at the time, a
historical value not easy to be calculated.
FICTION.
In this line The CENTURY viii maintain its pres
tge, and furnish the best stories by American writ
ers that can be procured. In November begins
New Novel by w. D. Hcwells,
Author of'Venetian Days, 'ssA Modern Instance,
business man. A novel by Henry james, novel
cite by Grace DEMO Litchfed and short stories BY
f'Uncle Remus," Frank r.. Stockton II. Ii. Boye-
sen, L. A. Janvier, IL. H.. Julian Hawthorne, and
other equally well-known writers will appear at
various times
MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES.
Under this heading may be included series O
papers on the Cities Of Italy by W. D. Howells, the
illustrations being reproductions of etchings and
drawings by Joseph Pennell; a series ON
The New North West
being interesting group of papers by E. V
Smalley, Lieut.. Schwatka, Principal Grant 20
Kingston, Ontario) and Others descriptive of little
known regions; papers on French and American
| art,-sculpture and painting, with some exquisite
| illustrations; papers on
Astronomy, Architecture, and History.
| the first being by Professor Langley and others
| Under Architecture are included more OF Mrs Var
| Rensselaers articles churches city and countr,
houses. etc. Colonel George E. Warning, Jr., vii
describe
| Progress in Sanitary Draining;
| E. G.. Stednan, Edmund Gosse, and others will fur
nish Literary essays: George W. Cable viii contrib
| ute in various ways; several papers sport an,
/ adventure will soon be published, and
| John Burroughs
viii write from time to time outdoor subjects.
Renders of THE CENTURY may feel sure of keep
| ing abreast of the times leading subjects tina
| may properly come within the province OF month
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