The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-06
THE CENTURY IN 1885.
a Great Enterprise.

PAPERS ON THE CIVIL WAR, zs1sz--
The important feature OF The Century
Magazine for the comlag year-indeed,
perhaps the most important ever under
taken by the msgaZIne-Will be series
of separate papers on the great battles OF
the war for the Union, written by gener-
al officers high in command upon both
the federal. and confederate sides,-Gen-
eral Grant (who writes of Vicksburg,
Shiloh, and other battles), Generals
Longstreet, Mcclellan, Beauregard,
Rosecrans, Hill, Admiral Porter, and
others. The series opens in the Novem-
Der Century with graphically illustra-
ted article on
THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN,
written by the Confederate general, G
T. Besuregard. Brief sketches, entitled
'.Recollections of q Private" papers
chronicling special events, descriptions
of various auxiliary branches of the SER
vice, etc, with supplement OF the more
important series by the various generals
A strict regard for accuracy Will guide
the preparation of the illustrations, for
which The Century has at its disposal q
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, -interestin per-
eonal experiences which will record
leading events of the war, and possess, at
the same time, a historical value pct
easily to be calculated. s
- - FICTION. ~ 80
In this line The Century will maintsin
its prestige, and furnish the best stories
by American writer's that can be pro-
cured. In November will begin
NEW NOVEL BY w. d. HoWELs,
author of ''Venitian Days." "A Modern
Instance" etc. This story begins with
the rise OF an American business man.
A novel by Henry James, novelette, by
Grace DEMO, Litchfield, and short stories
by "Uncle Remus." r. Stockton, H. a.
BoYesen, T. A. Janvier, 81. 81. Julian
Hawthorne, and other equally we'll
kown writer's will appear at various
MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES
Under sLls heading may be- included
series OF papers on the Cities OF Italy
by W. D. Howells, the illustrations be-
ings reproductions of etchings and draw
ings by Joseph Pennell; series on
THE REV NORTHWEST.
being an interesting group of papers by
E. v. Snalley, Lieut.. Sehwatka, Princi-
pal Grant (of Kingston, Ontario), and
others, descriptive of little known re-
gions; papers on French and American
ar, -sculpture and painting, with some
exquisite illustrations; papers on
ASTRONOMY, ARCHITECTURE, AND HIS
TORY,
the first being by Professor Langley and
others. Under architecture are includ-
ed more of Mrs. Van ReDsselaer's arti-
cles on Churches. City and Country
Houses, etc. Colonel George E Warning
Jr., will describe
PROGRESS IN SANITARY DRAINING.
E. g. Stedman, Edmund Gosse, and
| others will furnish literary essays; Geo
W. Gable will contribute in various
/ ways; several papers ON sport and adj
venture will soon be published, and
60 JOHN BoRoU6Hs sSFi
will write from time tn time on outdoor
subjects. t#S sf
Readers of the century may feel sure
of keeping abreet of the times on lead
ling subjects that may properly come
within the province of a monthly maya
zine. It's circulation is now about lac, 00(
monthly, the November number exceed
ling that figure. Subscription should
date from this number, beginning the
war series and Mr.. HoWelIs' novel
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