The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-07
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In 1885.
PAPERS ON THE CIVIL WAR.
EVTERPRIS


The important feature of The CENJ
MAGAZINE for the coming year--indeed,
haps the most important ever undert;|
by the magaZine-will be "a series of ID
ate papers on the great battles of the
for the Union, written 10y general otfl
high i'll command upon both the Fed
and the Confederate sides ,-General Gil
(who writes of NicksbuIg, Shiloh, and q
battles), Generals Longstreet, McCleI
Beauregard, Rosecrans, Hill, Admiral
ter. and others. The series opens in
November CENTURY with graphically
lustrated article on
The Battle of Bull Run
written by the Confederate general. q
Beauregard. Brief sketches emil
"Recollections of Private papers chi
telling special events, descriptions of valI
auxiliary branches of the service etc.
supplement the more important seres/
the various generals.
A strict regard for accuracy will guido
preparation of the illustrations, for wi
The CENTURY has at its disposal Il
large quantity of photographs, draw1
portraits, maps. plans, etc, hitherto nj
The aim is to present In this series, not
fetal reports. but commanding Othcers'I
counts of their plans and ol erations,-i in
esting personal experiences which will
cord leading events of the war, and posi
at the same time, a historical value
easily to be calculated.
FICTION.
In this line The CENTURY will MANI
its prestige, and furnish the best stories
American writers that can be procuredl
November begins
A New Novel by W. D. Howells,
Author of Venetian Days." IA ModerIl
stance" etc. This story deals with the
of an American business man. A novel
Henry James, novelette, by Grace ID
Litchheld, and short stories by Uncle
mus" Frank X. Stockton, H. Ii. Boye
r. A. Janvier. II. H.. Julian Hawtho|
and other equally well-known writers
appear at various times.
MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES.
Under this heading may be included
series of papers on the Cities of Italy bj
ID. Howells, the illustrations being rel
auctions of etchings and drawings by
seph Pennell; Il series on
The New North West.
being an interesting group of papers toy
v Smalley, Lieut. Schwatka, Primo
Grant (of Kingston, Ontario, and 9th
descriptive of little-known regions; pal
on French and American art,-sculp
and painting, with some exquisite illus
tons; papers on
Astronomy, Architecture and History,
the first being 10y Professor Langley
others. Under Architecture are inClu
more of Mrs. Van Rensselaer's article.
Churches, City and Country Houses.
Colonel George +, Warning, Jr will desc
Progress in Sanitary Draining;
f. c. Stedman. Edmund Gosse. and otl
will furnish literary essays; George w.
BILE will contribute in various ways; sew,
papers on sport and adventure will soor
published, and
John Burroughs
will write from time to time on outdoor
jects
Readers of The CENTURY NAV feel !
of keeping abreast of the times on leaC
subjects that may properly come within
province of monthly magazine. lis al
lation Is now about 10000 monthly.
November number exceeding that hp
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Der, beginning the War Series and MIR. n
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