Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-12-06
Miscellaneous.
THE CENTURY
IN 1885.
GREdT EArpER d RIOE

PAPERS ON THE CIVIL WAR.
The important feature of THE CENTURY
MAGAZINE for the coming year-indeed, per-
maps the most important ever undertaken by
the magazine-wili be a series of separate pa
pers on the great battles of the War for the
Union. written by general officers high i'll CON-
inand upon both the Federal and the ConIed-
crate sides,-Generai Grant (who writes OF
Vicksburg, Shiloh and other battles), Generals
Longstreet, Mcclellan, Beanregard, Rosecrans
Hill. Admiral Porter and others. The series
opens in the November CENTURY with a
graphically illustrated article on
THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN,
written by the Confederate general, G. T.
Beauregard. Brief sketches, entitled :. Kecol-
iections of Private papers chropicling
special events, descriptions ofvarious auxiliary
branches of the service. ETC.. Will supplement
the more important series by the various gen.
erals.
strict regard for accuracy will guide the
preparation OF the illustrations, for which THE
CENTUY has at its disposal a very large guam
tity of photographs, drawings, portraits, maps,
plans, ETC., hitherto unused. The ann is to
present in this series, not official reports, but
and operations,-intereslin personal exper-
fences which will record leading events of the
war, and possess, at the the same time, a his
torical value not easily to be calculated.
FICTION.
In this line The CENTURY will maintain its
prestige, and furnish The best stories by Amer
lean writer's that can be procured. In Novem-
Der begins
A NEW NOVEL BY ". b. HOWELLS.
author of Venetian Days. "A Modern In
stance" etc. This story deals with the rise OF
IN American business man. A novel by Hen
ry James, a novelette, by Grace Litchfield, and
short stories by Uncle Remus." Frank II.
stockton, II. II. Boyesen, I. A, Janvier, ii. H..
Julian Hawthorne, and other equally we'll
known writers will appear at various times.
MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES.
Under this heading may be included n serit S
of papers on the Cities of Italy by W. d. How
ellis, the illustrations being reproductions of
etchings and drawings by Joseph Pennell; a
series on
THE NEW NORTH-WE
being as interesting group of papers by f. V.
Smally, Lieut.. Schwatka, Principal Grant (of
Kingston, Ontario), and others, descriptive of
American art,-sculpture and painting, with
some exquisite illustrations; papers on
ASTRONOMY, ARCHITECTURE,& HISTORY,
The first being by Professor Langly and others.
Under Architecture are included more of Mrs.
Van Rensselaer's articles Oh Churches, City
md Country Houses etc. Colonel George f..
Waring, Jr., will describe
PROGRESS IN SANITARY DRAINING;
f. c. Stedman, Edmund Gosse, and others will
furnish literary essays; George w. Cable will
contribute in various ways; several papers on
sport and adventure will soon be published,
md JOHN BURROUGHS
will write from time to time on outdoor sub
iects.
Readers of THE CENTURY may feel sure of
keeping abreast of the times on leading SUBJ
iects that may properly come within the prov
nce of a monthly magazine. Its circulation
is now about 10000 monthly, the November
number exceeding that figure. subscriptions
should date from this number, beginning the
War Series and Mr.. Howeils novel. Price 81
a year, 35 cents number. All booksellers
and news-dealers sell and take subscriptions,
or remittance may be made to the publishe rs.
A free specimen copy OF THE CENTURY will
be sent ON request. Mention this paper.
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