The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-12-13
The CENTURY
In 1885.
Il GREAT ENTERPRISE.
PAPERS ON THE CIVIL WAR.

indeed, perhaps the most important
ever undertaken by the magazine-will
be a series of separate papers on the
great battles of the War for the Union,
written by general officers high in com
mand upon both the Federal and Con-
iederate ides,-General Grant Nv no
writes Of Vicksburg, Shiloh, and other
battles, 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.
1. Beauregard Brief sketches, entitled
"Recollections of Private" papers
chronicling special events, descriptions
OF various auxiliary branches of the SER
vice, etc, will supplement the more i'm
portant series by the various generals.
strict regard for accuracy will guide
the preparation 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 observation-disclosures per,
sonal experiences which will record lead.
ing events of the war, and possess at
the same time, historical value not
easily to be calculated.
FICTION.
In this line THE CENTURY will MAIN
tain its prestige, and furnish the best
stories by American writer's that can be
procured. In November begins
A New Novel by W. D. HoweIIs,
Author of Venetian Days" ga Modern
Instance etc. This story deals with
the rise of an American business man.
A novel by Henry James, novelette,
by Grace DEMO Litchfield, and short
stories by Uncle Remus,' Frank r.
Stockton, II. II. Boyesen, I. A. Janvier,
II. H., Julian Hawthorne, and other
equally welLknown writer's will appear
at various times.
MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES.
Under this heading may be included
series of papers on the Cities of Italy
by W. ID. Howells, the illustrations be-
ing reproductions of etchings and draw
ings BY Joseph Pencil; series on
The New Northwest.
being an interesting group Of papers BY
+. '. Smalley, Lieut.. Schwatka, Grant
(of Kingston, Ontario and sothers, de-
scriptive of little. known regions; papers
on French and American art-sculpture
aud painting, with some exquisite Illus
papers OIL
Astronomy, Architectural History,
the first being by Professor Langley aud
others. Under Architecture are included
more of Mrs Van Rensselaers articles
on Churches, City and Country Houses,
etc. Colonel George E. Waring, Jr.,
will describe
Progress In Sanitary Draining;
E. c. Steadman, Edmund Gosse and
others " i'll furnish literary essays; Geo.
~. Cable will contribute in various
ways; several papers on sport and ad.
will soon be published, and
John Burroughs
will write from time to time on outdoor
subjects.
Readers Of THE CENTURY may feel
'ure Of keeping abreast Of the times on
eeding subjects that may property come
c'h'tn The province of a monthly maya
me. Its circulation is no,o about lao, 900 |
monthly, the November number erceed.
ng that figure. Subscriptions should
tate from this number, beginning the
var Series, and Mr.. Hoa0ells's novel.
Price $500 a year, 35 cents a number.
AH booksellers and neios-dsaler, sell it
ma td6e subscriptions, or remittance
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