The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-11-28
THE Gle NTUR Y
In 1886.
Il GREAT ENTERPRISE
PAPERS ON THE CIvIr. WAR

In 1850.
Il GREAT ENTERPRISE
PAPERS ON THE CIVIL WAR.
The important feature of THE CENTURY MAGAZINE
for the coming year-indeed, perhaps tn 70 most i'm
portant ever undertaken by the magazine-will be
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 Confederate
sides-General Grant (who writes of Vicksburg
Shiloh, and other battles) Generals Longstreet.
Mcclellan, Beauregard, Rosecrans, Hill. Admiral
Porter and others. The series opens in the Noyem.
Der CENTURY With graphically illustrated article on
The Battle of Bull Run.
written by the Confederate general, G. T. Beaure.
gard. Brief sketches, entitled Recollections of
Private" papers chronicline speciaI events do
scrptions of various auxiliary branches of the SER
vice. etc. will supplement the important series
by the various generals.
A strict regard for accuracy will guide the nre-
paratlon OF the illustrations for which THE CENTURY
mas at It's disposal very large quantity of photo
graphs, drawings, portraits MAPS plans etc. hither.
to unused. The aim is to present in this SERIES not
ofclal reports but commanding officers accounts of
their plans and Notwithstanding personal ex-
perlences which will record leading events of the war
and possess, at the same time hist rical value not
easily to be calculated.
FICTION.
In this line THE CENTURY will maintain its pres.
tge, and furnish the best stories by American
writer's that can be procured. In November begins
A New Novel by w. ID. HOweIIs,
Author of " Venetian Days" "h Modern Instance. ),
ETC. This story deals with the rise of an American
business man. A novel by Henry James a novelette,
by Grace DEMO Litch1eld, and short stories by
Uncle Remus," Frank R. Stockton H. H. Boyesen.
/. A. Janver Fl. H., Julian Hawthorne and other
equally well-known writers will appear at various
times.
MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES.
Under this heading may be included a series of
papers on the Cities of Italy by W. D. Howels, the
Illustrations being reproductions of etchings and
drawings by Joseph Pennell; series on
The New North West,
being an interesting group of papers by E. V.
Smalley, Lieut. Schwatka, Principal Grant (of King
ston Ontario, and Others descriptive of ttle-known
re gions, papers on French and American art-scup-
ture and painting, with exquisite illustrations
papers on
Astronomy, Architecture and History,
the first being by Professor Langley and Others
Under Architecture are included more of Mrs. Van
Renssclaers articles Churches, City and Country
Houses, etc. Colonel George e. WaIing Jr will
describe
Progress in Sanitary Draining:
E. G. Stedman, Edmund Gosse and others will fur.
nish literary essays; George w. Cable will con.
tribute 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 of keeping
abreast Of the times leading subjects that ray proper
" come within the provnce Of monthly magazine TT
crculaons is about 14O 600 monthly, the Novembe,
number exceeding that figure Subscriptions should date
from this number, beginning the War Series and Mr..
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free specimen copy of The CENTURY will be
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