Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-12-05

VIZ W. W
The important feature Of The Century Maya
zine for the coming year-ludoed, perhaps the
most important ever undertaken by the magazine
will be a series Of separate papers on tho great
battles Of the War for the Uuion. written by gen
eral officers high i'm command upon both the
Federal and the Confederate eides.-Gen. Grant
who writes Of Vicksburg, shiloh and other bat
to4, Generals LOnRetroot. Mcclellan. Beauregard,
Rosecra ns, Hill. Admiral Porter and others. Tho
series opens IN the November Century With o
graphically Illustrated article on The Battle Of
Bun Run, written by the Confederate general,
@. I. BeauregArd. Brief sketches, entitled IRE
collections OF a Private papers chronicing
special events, descriptions 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
AratioDi Of the illustrations, for which the Cen
tury has a ts disposal very large quaint ~ Of
photographs, drawings portraits, maps, plans.
ETC., hitherto unused The aim 10 10 present In
this series. not official efforts, but commanding
officers acco UNITS q their plans and operations
Interesting personal exDen euces which will re-
cord leading events Of the war, and Possesses, at
the same time, historical value not easily 10 be
calculated
FICTION
In this line Tho Century will maintain its pres-
iage, and furnish the best stories by american
writer's that can be produced. In November begins
New Novel by W. y Ilowells. Author Of
"Nenetian Days,' "A Modern IustAnco,' etc.
business man. a novel by Henry james, move
lette by Grace DEMO Lilchfold, and short stories
by "Unclc kemus," Frank Il. stockton. H. II.
Boyosen, T. A. JanYior n. H., Julian Hawthorne,
and other equally well known writer's will AZ.
pear At various times.
MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES.
Under this heading may be included a series Of
papers on tho Cities of Italy by " d. Ilowells.
the n usti stiOns being reproductions Of otchings
and drawings by J0seph Peune; sories on The
New North West, being an interesting group Of
papers BY E.Y. Smaliey, Lieut.. schwatka, Princi-
bal Grant "of Kingston, Ontario" and others.
descriptive Of little-known regions; papers on
French and American art,--sculpturo and paint
ing, with some exquisite Illustrations; papers on
Autonomy. Architecture, and History, the irst
being by Professor Fan ley aud others. Under,
Architecture arc included more Of Mrs. VA
Repssoaor's articles on Churches, City and
Country Houses, etc. Colonel George Y. War
ing, Jr., will describe Progress I'm sanltary
Draining: !. &. stodman, Edmund Gosse. and
others win furnish literary essays; 0r0rge W.
Gable will contribute IN various ways; several
pApers on sport and adventure will soon be
published. and John Burroughs will write from
limo 10 time on outdoor subjects.
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keeping abreast OF the times on leading subj ects
that may properly come within the province Of a
monthly magazine. It's circulation IL now about
IlO 900 monthly, the November number exceed
ing that figure. Subscriptions should date from
! this number, beginning the War Series and Mr..
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