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THE CEN URY
In 1855.
4 CHEAT ENTERPRISE.
BgDeys on he CfuiI Var.

The important feature Of THE CEyruRY Mace
,ztvE for tile comingyear indeed perhaps ihc
most important ever undertaken hy the mlea-
zine-wiil DE series Ol separate papers nh lhe
great battles of lhe War Tor the Union written
bv general officers high iu command upon boNl
the Federal and flc Confederate sides --gener.
o.! Grant who write of Nieksburg, shiloh. and
other bgtlesi. Generals Longstrcct. Mcclellan,
Beanrcmrd Ko.ccrns. uiil. Admiral Porter.
aud Othcr The .cric. opens in thc Npycmptf
CwruRl with q graphically illustrated article
OS TIE BsTrLr or BULL Rus,
written by The Confederate General, q q. Beau
regard Brief sketches. entitled RecOlcc-
lions Of q Private, papers cArOnicling special
events. descriptions uf various auxiliary bran
ches of tie service, etc.. will supplement thc
more important series By the various generals.
A strict regard ioraccumcy viii guide the
preparation oft Che illustrations, Tor which
rHE CENTURY has al its disposal very
large quantity Of photographs, drawing,
portraits. maps plans, etc, hitherto unused.
The aim J. go presen. IN this series, not Oil-
cial reports, but commanding 0iiicers ac-
counts OF their plans aud operations, inter
csting personal experience. which wiil r.
cord leading events Of the war, and posses,
40 the same time, historical value not ea-
sis 20 be calculated.
FICTiOE.
In this line THE CENTURY will maintain
It's prestige and furnish The best stories by
American writer's that can be procured. 10
November begins a New Novel by w. y.
lIoweils, Author Of " Venetian Days
Modern Instance etc. This story deals
with the rise OF an American business man.
novel by Henry James, q novelette, by
Grace Danio Liicbfeld, and short stories By
Uncle Rcmus," Frank K Stockton, il. j.
Boyescn, 4. 4. Janyicr, H. H.. Julian Haw-
thorne and other equally wcll-knOwn VII
ter- will appear ai various time.
MISCELLANEOUS FEATUREs.
Under this heading mag beincluded a se-
ries OF papers on the Cities Of Italy by ".
D. Hgwells, the illustrations being repro
duciions Of etchings and drawings by Jo-
seph Pcnncii n series Oh
The NEW NORTH-WEsT,
being an interesting group Of papers b. J..
v. Smal.cy, Lieut.. Schwatka, Principal
Grant lot kings.oI, Ontario, and Others,
descriptive Of littlc-known regions; papers
on French and American aTt,--scuipture
and painting, with come exquisite illnsiFa-
tons; paper. Oh Astronomy, Architecture,
aud History, tie first being by Professor
Langley and others. Under Architecture
are included more Of Mrs. Van Rensselaer,
articles On Churches. City and Country
Houses, etc. Col. George Z. Waring, Jr.,
win describe
PROGaEss ~ SANITARY DRAISIyG;
J.. g. -tedmaD. Edmund G0sse and Others
viii furnish literary essays; George W. Ga.
bic wi.l contribute IN various ways; scgem.
papers on sport and adventure will soon be
published, and john Burroughs wil write
ir0m time - tine on outdoor subject.
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wil he seat % request. hentian ibi' pr
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November 9, 1854