Bridgeton pioneer., 1885-03-12
THE CENTURY
In 1855.
In 1885.
Il 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-
maps the most important ever undertaken by
tG ,s inagazlnemwill t7 be series of separate pa
Union. written by general officers high in COM
mand upon both the Federal and Confederate
sldesIGeneral Grant !who writes of Vicksburg
Shlloh, ana other battles) Generals Longstreet
Mcclellan, Beauregard, Rosecrans Hill, Ad-
miral Porter, and others. The series opens in
the November CENTURY with graphically illus
trated article on
THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN.
Written by the Confederate general. G. T.
3eaHegard. Brief sketches, entitled "Recol-
lections of a Private" papers chronicling spe-
cclal events descriptions of various auxiliary
branches OF the service, etc, will supplement
the more important series by the various gen.
erals.
a strict regard for accuracy will guide the
preparation of the illustrations, for which THE
CENTURY has at its disposal a very large guam
tity of photographs drawings portraits mans
plans, etc. hitherto unused. The aim is to pre-
sent in this series, not official reports but com
mandlng officers accounts of their plans and
operauons-intereSting personal experiences
which will record leading events of the war.
and possess, at the same time, historical value
not easily to be calculated.
FICTION.
In this line THE CENTURY will maintain its
prestige, and furnish the best stories by Ameri-
can writers that can be procured. In Nover-
w b'-lii1
\ NEW NOVEL BY w. D. HOWELIs.
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, anove!ette by Grace Denio Litchfeld,
and short stories by "Uncle Remus." Frank r.
StOchtOn. II. II. BOyesen. r. A. Janvier H. II
Julian Hawthorne, and other equally we'll
known writer's will appear at various times.
MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES.
eCnder this heading may be included a series
OF papers on the Cities of Italy, by w. d. How
els. the illustrations being reproductions Of
etchings and drawings by Joseph Pennell; a
THE NEW NORTHWEST,
being an interestingtgroup of papers by E. V.
Smalley, Lieut.. Schwatka, Principal Giant (of
Kingston, Ontario, and others, descriptive of
Httle-known regions: papers on French and
Ameilcan ArtT,sculpture and painting, with
some exquisite illustrations; papers on
ASTRONOMY, ARCHITECTURE AND
HISTORY,
the first being by Professor Langley and 9th
ers. Under Architecture are included more of
Mrs Van Rensselaers article on Churches, City
and Country Houses, etc Colonel George 3.
Waring Jr., will describe
PROGRESS IN SANITARY DRAINING;
3. c. Stedman, Edmund Gosse and others will
furnish literary essays: George W. Cable will
contribute in various ways; several papers on
sport ana adventure will soon be published, and
JOHN BURROUGHS
viii write from time to time on outdoor sub
! jects.
READERS of THE CENTURY may feel sure OF
Keeping abreast of the times on leading subjects
that may properly come within the province OF
Il monthly magazine. Its circulation is now
about l40 GOO monthly. the November number
| exceeding 5sd that figure. Subscriptions should
| date from this number, beginning the Wan
| Series and Mr.. Howell's novel. Price $500 g
| year. 35 cents a number. All book sellers and
newsdealers sell it and take subscriptions, o,
remittance may be made to the publishers.
free specimen copy of THE CENTURY viii
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