Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-11-06
THE! CENTURY
In 1885.
A GREAT ENTERPRISE.
PAPERS on THE CIVIL WAR.

PAPERS on THE CIVIL WAR.
The important feature OF THE CENTURY MAGA.
ZINE for the coming year-indeed, perhaps the
most important ever undertaken by the magazine
will be q series OF separate papers on the great
battles OF the War for the Union, written by gen
eral officers high In command upon both the Fed.
eral and the Confederate sides,-t.encral Grant
fwho writes Of Vicksburg, shiloh. AMI other bat
Ties, Generals Longstreet Mcclellan. Beauregard,
series opens In the November CENTURY with
graphically illustrated article on
THE BATTLE OF HULL RUN.
written by the Confederate general. G. I. Beaure.
CARL. Brief sketches. entitled "Rceollections OF
q Private" papers chroniclng special events, de-
scriptions Of various auxiliary branches of the
service, etc, will supplement the more important
series by the various generals.
strict regard for accuracy VIII guide the prep
aration of the illustrations, for which The CEN
TuRr has at Its disposal very large quantity OF
photographs. drawings; portraits. maps, plans plans
series, not official reports. but commanding ofi-
GERS accounts OF their plans and operations.-in,
tcrestins personal experiences which VIII record
leading events Of the war, and possess, nj the
time. historical value not easily 10 be cal
culated
In this line THE CENTURY viii maintain It's pres.
tge, and furnish the best stories by American
writers that can be procured. In November begins
NEW NOVEL ny W. y. HowELLs,
Author of Venetian Days" "a Modern In.
stance" This story deals with the rise Of an
American business man. A novel by Henry
James, novelette, by Grace DEMO Litchheld. and
short stories by Uncle Remus," Frank X. stock
ton, II. II. Boyesen. I. a. Janyier, ii. H.. Julian
Hawthorne. and other equally well known writer's
will appear ut various times.
MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES
Under this healing may be included a series OF
papers on the Cities Of Italy by W. ID. Howells.
the illustrations Icing reproductions OF etchings
and drawings by Joseph Penncll, series on
THE NEW NORTHWEST.
being an interesting group ~ papers by r.. v.
Kingston, Ontario. and others, descriptive Of lit
q" known regions. papers ON French and Ameri-
can ar.-scullture aud painting, with some
quisitc Illustrations, papers on
AsTRo>oNr ARCHITECT h>p HISTORY.
the first being by Professor Langley and others.
Under Architecture Included more Of Mrs.
Van Rru--claer's articles on Churches. City and
Country Houses. etc. Colonel George T.. Waring,
Jr., III le-crihc
PROGRESS N SANITARY DRAINING.
- g. >tr,iman Edmund Go~Sc. and others will
furnish literary essays, George W Gable Will
contribute in various ways. several papers on
sport and adventure will soon he published, and
joins NJ RIOT Gn-
viii write from ti'nc 10 time On outdoor subjects.
Readers Of TIM CE>TtRN may fecl sure 81 keep
Ing abreast 81 the times on leading subjects that
may properly come within the province Of =
monthly magazine. Its circulation i now about
10000 monthly. the November number exceeding
that figure. subscriptions should date from this
number. beginning the War Series and Mr.. How.
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