Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-11-27
THE CENTURY
I'm 1855.
q GaE:aT ENEERRRZ.SE.
PAPERS ON THE CIVIL WAR.

PAPERS ON THE CIVIL WAR.
The important feature of THK CENTURY
MAGAZINE for the coming Year-indeed. per
haps the most important ever undertaken by
the magazine-will be a series of separate
papers on the great battles of the War for the
Union, written by general officers high IN
Command upon both the Federal and the
Confederate sides,-General Grant (who
writes Of Vicksburg, Shiloh, and other bat
tles). Generals Longstreet, Mcclellan, Beau
regard, Rosecrans, Hill, Admiral Porter, and
others. The series opensein the November
CENTURY with graphically illustrated article
on
THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN.
written by the Confederate general, G. T.
Beauregard. Brief sketches, edtitled 'Rec-
objections of Private" papers chronicling
special events, descriptions of various aux
Hilary branches of the service, etc., will sup
piement 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 to present in this series, not official reports
but commanding officers accounts of their
plans and operations. Interesting personal
experiences which will record leading events
of the war, and possesses, at the same time, a
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. D. HowELLs.
Author of "Venetlan Bays" "A Modern
Instance" etc. This story deals with the
rise of an American business man. A novel
by Henry James, a novelette, by Grace DEMO
Litchfield, and short stories by "Uncle he
mus Prank R. Stockton, H. II. Boyesen,
T. A. Janvier, Fl. ii, Julian Hawthorne, and
other equally well known writers will ap-
pear at various times.
MISCELLANEOUS FEATURE.
Under this heading may be included a
series of papers on the Cities of Italy by W. .
! D. Howells, the illustrations being reproduc
tions of etchings and drawings by Joseph
Pennell; series on
THE NEW NORTHWEST,
being an interesting group of papers by E..
V. Smalley, Lieut.. Schwatka, Principal
Grant (of Kingston, Ontario). and Others,
descriptive of little known regions; papers
Ion 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 If Mrs. Van Rensselaer's articles on
Churches, City and Country Houses, etc..
Colonel George E. Waring, Jr.. will describe
| PRoGRess IN SANITARY DRAINING;
FL G. 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, and
! JOHN BURROUGHS
will write from time to time on outdoor
subjects.
Readers of THE CENTURY may feel sure ot
keeping abreast of the times on leading sub
jects that may properly come within the pro.
vince of a monthly magazine. Its crcula.
tion is now about 40, 900 monthly, the No
vember number exceeding thst figure.
Subscriptions should date from this number,
beginning the War Series and Mr. Howell's
novel Price 81 90 year, 35 cents mum.
Der. All booksellers and news dealers sell
it and take subscriptions, or remittance may
be made TO the publishers.
A free specimen copy of THE CENTURY
will be sent on request. Mestion this paper.
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