Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-12-31
The CENTURY.
In 1885.
A GREAT ENTERPRISE.
Papers on the Civil War.

The imporSnt feature Of tho Century
Magazine for tho coming ycar-lndcod, per-
haps the most important ever undertaken by
the magazne--will he series Of separate
papers on the great battles of tho war for the
union, written by general officers high in
command upon both the federal and the con-
federato sides-General Grant (who writes OF
Vicksburg. Shiloh, and other battlcs), Con.
erals Iongstreet, Mcclellan BcaurngHrd
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, &, r..
Beauregard. Brief sketches. emit led Ere
collections of Private" papers chronIcaling
special events, descriptions Of various auXil-
lary branches of the service, etc, vii sup
pement the more 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 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 OF the
same time, a historical value not easily to be
calculated
TON.
In this line The Century will maintain it's
prestige, and furnish the hest stories by
american writers that can be procured.-
In November begins
A Ncog NOrd By W. d. HoreUS
Author of Venetian Days "a Modern In.
stance" etc. This story deals with the rise
of an American business man. A novel by
Henry James, Il novelette, by Grace Demo
Lltchheld, and short stories by Uncle Re-
mus" Frank Il. stockton, H. ioycsen, L. A.
Janvier, II. II Julian Hawthorne, and other
equally well known writer's will appear at
various times.
MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES.
Under this heading may be included a
d. HowelIs. the Illustrations being reproduc-
tons of .etchings aud drawings by Joseph
Pencil a series on
The N..g NOrh- West,
being an interesting group ct papers by +.
V. Smalcy, Lieut.. Schwatka, PprlncipaI
Grant livingston, Ontario), and others de-
scrptivc of little-known regions papers on
French and American art-sculpture and
painting, with some exquisite illustrations
papers on
AStronomy architecture and History,
the first being by Professor Langley and
others Under Architecture are included
more of Mrs Van Rensselaer, on Churches
City and Country Houses, etc. Colonel Geo
f. Warlng, Jr., will describe
Progress in Sanitary DRAINING ;
E C. Stedmau, Edmund Gosse, and Others
will furnish literary essays; George W
Gable will contribute in various ways sew
eral papers on sport and adventure will soor
be published, and
John BWT0ughS
will write from time to time on outdoor sab.
jects.
Readers of The Century may feel sure Of
keeping abreast of The tines on leading sub
jects that may properly come within tho
province of a 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.. Howcll''
novel. Price a 90 year, So cts. a number
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