The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-11-07
THE CENTURY
In 1855.
A GREAT ENTERPRISE.
Papers on the Civil War.

Papers on the Civil War.
The important feature of The Century Maya
zine Tor the coming year-indeed, perhaps til,
most important ever undertaken by the maya
zine-will be series of separate papers on III,
great battles of the War for The Union, writer
BY general officers high in command upon boil
the Federal and Confederate sdes,-Genera
Grant (who writes of Vcksburg, shiloh, ano
other battles,) Generals LOngstreet, McClcliau
Beauregard, Rosecraus Hill, Admiral Porter
and others. The series opens in the November
Century with graphically illustrated article
The Battle of Bull Run,
written by the Confederate general, &.
Beauregard Brief sketches, entitled "Recul-
lections OF a Private" papers chronclin.
special events, descriptions of various auxiliary
branches of the service, &c, will supp ement the
more important series by the various generals
strict regard for accuracy will guide b,
preparation OF the illus rations, for which Thu
Century has at its disposal a very large quantity
OF photographs, drawings, portraits, maps,
pans, &c, hitherto unused. The aim is to pre-
sent In this series, not official reports but com
handing officers accounts of their plans ant
MISUNDERSTANDING personal experience,
which will record leading events ofthe war, and
possess, at the same time, historical value NOT
easily to be calculated.
Fiction.
In this line The Century will maintain it,
prestige, and furnish the best stories by Ameri-
can writers that can be procured. In Novem-
Der begins
Anew Novel by w. D.HoweIIs,
Author of "Venetian Days" "a Modern In
stance" etc. This story deals with the rise OF
an American business man. novel by Henri,
James, novelette, by Grace DEMO Litchfleld,
and short stories by "Uncle Remus," Frank r.
Stockton, FL. ii. Boyesen, L. A. Janvier, Fl.
Julian Hawthorne, and other equally we'll
ri orr a rnrtS
Miscellaneous Features.
Under this heading may be included series
of papers on the Cities of Italy by W. D
Howells, the illustrations being reproductions
of ctchings and drawings by Joseph Pennell;
series on
The New North West,
being an interesting group of papers by E. ".
Smalley, Lieut. Schwatka, Principal Grant (f
Kingston, Ontario,) and Others, descriptive 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 Rensselaer's articles on Churches, City and
Country Houses, etc. Colonel George E. War
ing, Jr., will describe
Progress in Sanitary Draining;
e. Stedman, Edmund Gosse, and Others will
furnish literary essays; George w. Cable will
contribute in various ways several papers on
sports and adventure will soon be published,
aud
John Burroughs
will write from time TO time on outdoor subjects
Readers of The Century may feel sure of keep
ing abreast OF the times on ieadingsubjects that
may properly come within the province of a
monthly magazine. Its circulation is now
about 140, 900 monthly, the November number
exceeding that figure. Subscriptions should
date from this number, beginning the War
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