San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-11-13
THE CENTURY
In 1885.
A GREAT ENTERPRISE
PAPERS ON THE CIVIL WAR.

PAPERS on THE CIVIL WAR.
The important feature of tho IaH CKs
ruRY MAGAZINE for the coming yoar-in
decd perhaps tho most important ever un
dertaken by the magazine-will,be series o
separate papers ON the great battles OF tn
War for the Union, written by general OIL
GERS high in command upon both the FEEDER
al and Confederate sides, -Geneml Grant
(who writes Of vioksburg, Shiloh, and 9th
or battles), Generals Longstroet, Mcclellan
Beaureguard, Rosocnns, Hill. Admin,
Porter. and others. The series opens In th,
November CENTURY with graphically illus
trated article ON
The Battle Of Bull Run,
written by tho Confederate general. q. T.
Beauregard Brief sketches entitled Re
collections of Private" papers, chroni
cling special events, descriptions Of various
auxiliary branches of the service. etc., viii
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 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, at the
same time, historical value not easily to be
calculated.
FICTION.
In this line The CENTURY will maintain
its prestige, and furnish the best stories by
American writers that can be procured. In
November begins
A New Novel by W. ID. Howells,
Author of venetian Days" "A Modern In
stance" eto. This story deals withe rise Of
an American business man. novel by
Henry james, q novelette, by Grace DEMO
Litchfield, and short stories by "Uncle Re-
mus" Frank r. Stockton, II. II. Boyeson,
Il. A. Janvier, II. H., Julian Hawthorne,
and other equally well-known writer's will
appear at various times.
MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES.
Under this heading may be included o
series of papers on the Cities of Italy by W,
ID. Howells, the illustrations being repro
auctions of etchings and drawings by JOS
eph Pennell series on
The New Northwest,
being an interesting group Of papers by E.
v. Smally Lieut. Schwatka, Principal Grant
(of Kingston, Ontario), and Others, descrip-
tive 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 Rensselears's articles on
Churches, City and Country Houses, etc.
Col. Geo. E. Warren, jr., will describe
Progress In Sanitary Draining;
E. b. Stedman, Edmund Gosse, and others
will furnish literary essays; Geo W. Gable
will contribute in various ways several pa
pers ON sport and adventure will soon be
published, and
John Burroughs
will write from time to time to time on out
door subjects.
Readers Of The CENTURY may feel sure Of
keeping abreast of the times on hsding sub
jects that may Come properly come soititn the
pr0Diasce Of a monthly magazine. It's circu-
ton is aO0 about 140 900, monthly, the N0u-
ember number erceeding that Jigurs. Sub
sc,fptions should date from this number, DO
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