Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-01-21
The CENTURY,.
In 1885.
A GREAT ENTERPRISE.
Papers ON the Civil War.

Papers ON the Civil War.
The important feature OF the Century
Magazine for the coming year-indeed, per.
haps the most important ever undertaken by
the magazine-will he n series Of separate
papers on the great battles of the war for the
unlon written by general officers high in
command upon both the federal and the con.
federate sides-General Grant (who writes OF
Vicksburg. Shiloh, and other battIes), Gen,
erals Longstreet, Mcclellan Beaureglrd
Rosccrans, Hill, Admiral Porter, and others
The series opens in the November Century
with graphically illustrated article on
The Bate Of Blu Run,
written by the confederate general, G, T..
Beauregard. Brief Sketches emit led Gre
collections of Private papers chroncaling
special events, descriptions of various auX.l.
'iary branches Of the service, ETC., will sup
plement the more Important series by the
various generals.
A strict regard for accuracy will guide tho
preparations of the illustrations, for which
The Century has at its disposal 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 woch viii record lead
ing events Of the war. and possess at the
same time, historical value not easily TO be
calculated.
FICTIO
In this line The Century will maintain t3
prestige, and furnish the best stories by
American writer's hat can be procnred.-
In November begins
A Ne,r NOrel by ". d. HO,reNS
Author of Venetian Days.' "A Modern In.
stance etc. This story deals with the rise
of an American business man, A novel by
Henry James. novelette, by Grace DEMO
Lltchfeld, and short stories by Uncle Re-
mus" Frank X. stockton, ii. Royesen. I. A.
Jauvier, II. II Julian Hawthorne, and other
equally we'l.known writer's will appear at
various times.
MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES.
Under this heading may be included a
series of papers on the Cities OF italy by w.
ID. HowelIs. the illustrations being reproduce
tons of ,etchings aud drawings by Joseph
Penncli; series on
The Ncp North West,
being an interesting group of papers by L.
V. Smalley, Lieut.. Schwatka. Pprlncipa
Grant (Kingslon Ontario. and others, de-
scriptive 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 beilg by Professor Langley and
others Under Architecture are included,
more of Mrs. Van Rensselaer, on Churches.
City and Country Houses, etc. Colonel Geo.
Z. Warng, Jr., will describe
Progress in Sanitary Draining
z C. Stedman, Edmund Gosse, and others
will furnish literary essays; George w
Gable will contribute in various ways; sew.
eral papers on sport and adventure will soon
be published, and
John Burroughs
will write from time to time on outdoor sab
jects.
Readers of The Century may feel sure of
keeping abreast of the times on lealing sub
jects that may properly come within the
province of monthly magazine Its crcula-
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