Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-11-19
The CENTURY,.
In 1885.
A GREAT ENTERPRISE.
Papers on the Civil War.

IapcFS Ol lnt OiNil war.
The important feature Of the Century
Magazine for the coming year-indeed, per.
haps the most important ever undertaken by
the magaZne-will he a series of separate
papers on the great battles of the 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 battles), Gen.
erals Longstreet. Mcclellan Beauregard,
Rosecrans, Hill, Admiral Porter and Others.
The series opens in the November Century
with graphically illustrated article on
The Battle Of Bull Run,
written by the confederate general, g, Y.
Beauregard. Brief sketches: entitled "Re-
collections of Private papers chronlcaling
special events, descriptions Of various auxil-
iary branches of the service, etc, will sup.
plement the moro 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 a 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 he
calculated.
TION.
In this line 7 he Century will maintain its
prestige, and furnish the best stories by
American writer's hat can be procnrtd.-
In November begins
4 Ncw NOrcl By W. d. HoccHS
Author of Venetian Days" ~ Modern In
st nee etc his story deals with tne rise
of an American business man. novel by
Henry lanes, a novelette, by Grace Denic
Lltchiall, and short stories by Uncle Re-
mus" Frank X. stockton, II. Royesen, T. A
Japvier. If. II Julian Hawthorne, and other
equally well known writer's will appear al
various times.
MISCELLANEOUS Pictures.
Under this heading may be included Q
series of papers on the Cities OF Italy by W
d. Howels. the illustrations being reproduce
tons of etchings aud drawings by Joseph
Pencil series on
The Va NDrth- West,
being an int. ,atng group Of papers by E
Y. Smallcy, Lieut. Schwatk9a' pprlnciPa
Grant livingston Ontario, and others, do
scriptive of little-kpowu regions papers OF
French and American art-scuIpture ant
painting with some exquisite illustrations
papers on
astronomy, 1rchtectTe and History
the first being by Professor Langley ant
others Under Architecture are included
more of Mrs. Van Rensselaer, on Churches
City and Country Houses, etc. Colonel Geo
E. WarnS, Jr., will describe
Progress in Sanitary Draining /;
T c. Stedman, Edmund Gosse, and other
will furnish literary essays; George w
Cable will contribute in various ways sew
eral papers on sport and adventure will soor
be published aud
John Burroughs
will write from time to time on outdoor sab
jects.
Readers of The Century may feel sure o
keeping abreast Of the tines on leading sub.
jects that may properly come within thu
province of monthly magazine, Its circula
ton is now about 100000 monthly. the No
vember number exceeding that figure. Sub
scriptions should date from this number
begin ming the War Series and Mr.. Howell
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