Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-22
THE CENTURY
IN 1885.
A .GREA ENTERPRISE.

PARERS ON THE CIVIL WAR.
The important feature of THE CENTURY
MAGAZINE for the coming year-indeed, per-
haps the most important ever undertaken by
the magazine-will be a series OF SCI arate pa
pers on the great battles of the war for the
Union, written by general officers high in COM
inand upon both the Federal and the Confed-
crate sides,-Generai Grant (who writes OF
Vicksburg, Shiloh and other battlesf, Generals
Longstreet, Mcclellan, Beauregard, Rosecrans,
Hill, Admiral Porter and others. The series
opens in the November CENTURY with a
graph ically illustrated article on
THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN,
written by the Confederate general, G. L.
Beauregard Brief sketches, entitled F." Recoi-
ectlons of a Private" papers chroniclng
special events, descriptions ofvarious aux Hilary
branches OF the service, etc. will supplement
erals.
A strict regard for accuracy will guide the
preparation of the illustrations, for which THE
CENTUY has at its disposal very large guam
tity 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,-interesling personal eXper-
fences which Will record leading events of the
war, and possess at the the same time, a his
torical value not easily to be calculated.
FICTION.
In this line THE CENTURY will maintain its
prestige, and furnish the best stories by Amer
lean writers that can be procured. In Novem-
Der begins
A NEW NOVEL BY w. L. HowELLs.
luthor of Venetian Days. "A Modern In
stance" etc. This story deals with the rise Of
an American business man. novel by Hem
ry James, novelette, by Grace LitchHeld, and
short stories by Uncle Remus,' Frank K.
stockton, II. Ii. Boyesen, L. A, Janvier. IL. H..
Julian Hawthorne. and other equally we'll
known writer's will appear at various times.
MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES.
Under this beading may be included serie s
of papers on the Cities OF Italy by W. u. How
ellis, the illustrations being reproductions OF
etchngs and drawings by Joseph Pennell; a
80 'e' W THE NEW NORTH WEST,
being as interesting group of papers by E. V.
ranally, Lieut.. Sch waika, Principal Grant foi
Kingston, Ontario), and others, descriptive OF
lttle-known regions: papers on french and
American art,--sculpture and painting with
| some exquisite Illustrations papers on
the first being by Professor Langiy ahd otners
| Van Rensselaer's articles on Churches, CITY
| and Country Houses, etc. Colonel George r.
Waring, Jr., will describe
| PROGRESS IN SANITARY DRAINING:
| f. G. Stedman, Edmund Gosse. and others viii
| furnish literary essay; George w. Cable viii
! contribute in various ways; several papers OF
sport and adventure VII I,s s92n re puDiished
viii write from time TO time on outdoor sno'
\ jects.
keeping abreast OF the times on ieaaing SUI
I ince of a monthly magazine. us cifcuiatloi
| is now about 10000 monthly, the Novemoel
| number exceeding that figure. subscriptions
should date from this number, beginning the
| War Series and Mr.. Howeil's novel. Price =
l n year, IS cents a number. All bookseller
and news-deaiers sell itand take SUBSCRIPTIONS
or remittance may be made to the PUBLISHERS
| he sent on request. Mention this paper.
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