The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-11-22
THE CENTURY
In 1885.
A GREAT ENTERPRISE.
PAPERS ON THE CIVIL WAR.

MAGAZINE for the coming year-indced, per
haps the most important ever undertaken b.
the ma9azine-will he a series of separate pa
pers on the great battles Of the War for TIL
Union, written by general officers high II
command upon both the Federal and the Con
fedcratc sides ,--Gencral Grant who writes o
Ncksburg, shiloh and other hattes), Gcncr
ais Longstrcet, Mcclellan, Beaurcgard, Rose
Grams, Hill Admiral Porter, and others. Th'
series opens in the November CENTURY will
a graphically illustrated article on
The Battle of Bull Run.
written by the Confederate general, q. T
Beauregard. Brief sketches, entitled "Rcccl
lections of Private papers chronicling spe
cial events, descriptions of various auxiliary
branches o. the service, etc, will supplement
the more important series by the various
generals.
A strict regard for accuracy will guide tn,
preparation of the illustrations, for which
THE CENTURY has at its disposal very large
quantity or photographs, drawings, portraits
maps, plans, etc, hitherto unused The ain
is to present in this series, not official reports
but commanding officers accounts Of thcil
plans and operations, -interesting persona
experiences which will record leading event,
Of the war, and possess, al the same time, :
historical value not easily 20 bc calculated.
FICTION.
In this line The CENTURY will maintain its
prestige, and furnish the best stories h,
American writers that can be procured II
November begins
A New Novel by ". ID. Howells.
Author of Venetian Days" "A Modern In
stance" etc. This story deals with the rise
of an American business man novel by
Henry James, novelette, by Grace DEMO
Litchfeld, and short stories by "Unclc Re
mus" Frank r. Stockton. II. H. Boyesen, T.
A. Janvier, IL. H., Julian Hawthorne, and
other equally wel-knowu writers will appear
AT various times.
MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES.
Under this heading may be included a series
of papers on the Cities of Italy by W. ID.
Howells, the illustrations being reproductions
of etchings and drawings by Joseph Pcnnell;
a series on
The New Northwest,
being an interesting group of papers by +. '.
Smallcy, Lieut. Schwatka. Principal Grant (of
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 9th
crs. Under Architecture are included more
OF MIS-. an RENSSELAER, ) articicS on CNUrcn-
cs, City and Country Houses, etc. Colonel
George +. Warng, ir., will describe
Progress i'm sanitary Draining:
+. c. Stcdman, Edmund Gosse and Others will
furnish literary essays; George W. Cable will
in various ways; several papers on
sport and adventure will soon be published
and
John burroughs
will write from time 10 time on outdoor sub.
iccts.
Readers of rnk CENTURY may feel sure of
keeping ABREAST Of the times on leading sub
iects that may properly come within the pro-
vince of u monthly magazine, It's circulation
Is now about l40, 200 monthly, the November
number exceeding that figure. Subscriptions
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