Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-12-17


Tn 1885.
A GREAT ENTERPRISE.
Papers on the Civil War.
The important feature of the Century
Magazine for the coming vear-indeed. per.
haps the most important ever undertaken by
the magazne--w will I've a series If separate
papers on the great battles of tho war for the
union. written by general officers high in
command upon both the federal aud the con.
federate sdes-General Grant (who writes of
Vicksburg. shiloh, and other battes), Gen.
erals I.ongstrcet. Mcclellan Beauregard.
Rosecrans, Hill, Admiral Porter. and Others.
The series opens in the November Century
with graphically illustrated article on
The Battle Of BM Ran,
written by tho confederate general. &, T..
Bepuregard. Brief sketches, entitled Gre
collections Of Private, papers chronlcaing
special events, descriptions of various auxil-
liarv branches Of the service. etc, will sup.
plement the more Important series by the
various generals.
A strict regard for accuracy will guide the
preparations 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 official
reports, but commanding officers accounts
Of their plans and operations, Interesting
personal experiences which will record lead
ing events of the war and possess at the
same time, historical value not easily to be
calculated.
TION.
In this line Tie Century will maintain its
prestige, and furnish the best stories by
American writer's hat can be procured.-
In November begins
A New Norel by W, d. H0reNs
Author of Venetian Days "A Modern In
stance" 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 Re-
mus" frank r. Stockton, H. Royesen, Il. A
Japvier, II. II Julian Hawthorne, and other
equally well.known writer's will appear at
various times.
MISCELLANEOUS FIXTURES
Under this heading may be included o
series Of papers on the Cities OF Italy by W
ID. Howels. the illustrations being reproduc.
tons OF 'etchirgs and drawings by Joscpl
Penncli series on
The Netr North West,
being an interesting group of papers by L
V. Smalloy, Lieut.. Schwatka. Pprncipa
Grant livingston Ontario), and others, de-
scriptive Of little-known regions papers OF
French and American art-sculpture ant
painting, with some exquisite Illustrations
papers on
astronomy, Architecture and History
the first beilg by Professor Langley an(
others Under Architecture are included
more Of Mrs. Van Rensselaer, on Churches
City and Country Houses, etc. Colonel Geo
E Warlng, Jr., will describe
Progress in Sanitary Draining
Z C. Stedman Edmund Gosse. and other
will furnish literary essays; George W
| Cable will contribute in various ways sew
eral papers on snort and adventure will sOol
be published, and
John Burroughs
will write from time to time on outdoor sab
jects.
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| jects that may properly come within thu
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