The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-26
Bright. Original. Modern.
A NEW "WHIG FEATURE"


Beginning with the issue of November 1Ith,
THE CECIL WH1G will commence the publication
of a short story every week. The most popular
American writers, and the most noted contrib.
utors to the leading magazines will write for us,
as can be seen from list This service OF short
stories under the management of S. 5. Mcclure,
of New York, who holds a copyright on them,
which began the first of fApril last, and in which I
nearly $50 stories have been furnished during the .
seven months ending with October, is in several .
important respects the most remarkable publica-
tIon Of fiction ever attempted. In the following
points this service is unparalleled in the history
fthe world:
l. Extent of publication. Nearly a million fam
lilies are reached by the combined circulations OF
the subscribing newspapers.
2. Number and fame of authors and variety
and fame Of authors. Among the contributors to
this series are Harriet Prescott Spofford F. r.
Stockton, Sarah Orne Jewett, Julian Hawthorne.
H. H. Boyesen, E. W. Thompson, Louise Chand-
Ter Moulton. Mary Beale Branerd. Thomas w.
Knox, r. III. Johnston Sidney Luska and Maui
rice Thompson, author of THE Witchery of Arei..
ery' and numerous stories and novels in the
leading magazines.
DR.. W. A. Hammond, author of "Lal." an
other novels.
Philip Burke Marston, the famous. English poe
and novelist.
Mrs. Burton Harrison, author of stories in The
Century and Harper's and OF 'Brfc- "a Brac Tales"
Virginia w. johnson, author The Image Of
San Donate" and other stories in The Ccnturp
and Harpers.
W. H. Bishop, author of stories and serials in
the magazines, and of a serial in forthcoming
volume OF the Atlantic.
H. c. Bunner, noted alike for his poems and
short stories.
E. p. Roe, the most popular American novelist.
A. A. Hayes, author of the famous stories The
Denver Express" THE Two Pards," stories OF
adventure in the far Southwest.
Elizabeth Balch, author of a forthcoming novel
by Dodd, Mead n Co.
Charlotte Dunnng author new novel,
Upon Cast
Mary Preso RS. Spoford's gifted sister,
author of Numerous stories in the magazines
Joel Chandler Harris, "Unce Remus," the
popular Southern story-teller.
c. L. Norton, formerly managing editor OF The
Continent, and contributor OF stories to Harpers
Walter Learned, regular contributor to The
Century.
w. ]. Henderson, author of Love and Learn
ing and story in a recent number of Lonqmans,
and which hbs been copied very widely in the
press.
Julia d. Whiting, author OF The Story o;
Myra," in The Century, "a Special Providence"
in Harpers, and other stories
Besides stories by Harry W. French, Mss
Humphreys, Mrs. Corbett, Sophie Sweet, and
others. Also, nearly score OF extremely bright
and interesting stories by new writer's
Besides, such transatorS as Prot H. II. Boye.
sen, Mrs. Burton n Harrison, Mary Beale Brai-
nerd, Harriet Hurd Mcclure and Geo. u. Cole,
who both know good stories and can retell them
with new charms, we have selected the most pop
ular from collections of short stories by such ia
nous European novelsts as Daudet, Guy de
Maupassaut, Zola, Erckmann, Chatriam, Gau.
tier, Hugo, de Banville, Coppee, d dHervily, Jan.
ses Hogg, Andrew Picken, Beccaccio, Aianasief,
Araguistain, Frederic Mistral, and from the col.
lections ofmythological tales fairy tales, fairy
stories folklore stories of Norway, Germany.
France, Normandy, Brittany, Russia. Turkey,
India, China, Greece, Roumania, Canada. eta.