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THE CENTURY
In 1885
4 GREAT ENTERPRISE.
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The important features of InE CENTURY MAG
VINE for the coming year-indeed. perhaps the
most important ever undertaken Dy the maya
zino-will be u series OF separate papers on the
rc4t battles of the War f'r the Union written
by general officers high in command upon both
the loderai and lhe Conf 1erlie side, -6cnrr.
AZ Grant who writes %! Nick,hGTc Shiloh. lni
other hatucs Generals Long-tF-et, Mcclellan.
Bcuregar1. RosccrIns Hi Admiral Porter
and Others The -erie, opens ia the November
cLNrrR, wi'l q graphically illustrated article
On lHE BATTLE Of Bull Rus
written by The Confederate General, e. Z Beau
regard Brief sketches. entitled " kecoliec.
dons Of q Private. papers chrOniciing special
events, descriptions Ut various auxiliary bran
ches of the service. etc, will supplement The
more important series by the various generals.
a strict regard for accuracy will guide the
preparation 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 - present ~ this series, not OIL
cial reports, but commanding officers ac-
counts Of their plans and operations, inter
e-ting personal experiences which will re-
cord leading events OF the war, and possess,
at the same time, a historical value not ca
silly to be calculated.
FICTION
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American writers that can be procured. In
November begins q New Novel by W ID.
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Modern Instance" etc This story deals
with the rise OF an American business mGn.
A novel by Henry James, novelette, By
Grace DEMO Litcbiie.d, and short stories by
Uncle Remus,' Frank H. Stockton, II. II.
Boyesen, T. 4. Janyier, II. H.. Julian Hag-
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Under this heading may be included a &C.
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d. Howells, the illustrations being repro
auctions % etchings and drawing by JO-
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The NEW NORTH- WRsT.
being an interesting group Of papers By J..
v Smaliey. Lieut. Schwatka, Principal
Grant lOf Kingston, Ontarioj, and others,
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on French and American ar;,-sculpture
aud painting, with some exquisite ilIustra-
tion, paper on Astronomy. Architecture,
and History, the first being BY Professor
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are included more Of Mrs. Van Rensselaer's
articles on Churches. City and Country
Houses, etc. Col. George +. Waring, Jr.
will describe
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+. G. Stedman, Edmund Gosse, and Others
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