The Cecil Whig., 1885-11-28
A NEW "WHlG FEATURES

A NEW "WHlG FEATURE.o
Beginning with the issue OF November 18th.
The CECIL WING will commence the publication
OF short story every week. The most popular
American writers, and the most noted contrib.
as can be seen from thislist This service Of short
stories under the management of s. s. Mcclure,
OF New York who holds copyright on them,
which began the first of April last, and in which
nearly $50 stories have been furnished during the
seven months ending with October. is in seyeral
important respects the most remarka able publica-
tion of fiction ever attempted. In the following
points this service is unparalleled in the history
of the world:
l. Extent Equalization. Nearly million fam.
lilies are reached by the combined circulations O,
the subscribing newspapers,
z. Number and fame of authors, and variety
and fame of authors. Among the contributors to
this series are Harriet Prescott Spoiford, F. X.
Stockton, Sarah Orne Jewett. Julian Hawthorne
ii. H. Boyesen, E. W. Thompson, Louise Chand-
Ter Moulton. Mary Beale Brafnerd, Thomas W.
Knox, H. III. Johnston Sidney Luska, and Mau.
rice Thompson, author of THE witchery of Are,.-
ery, and numerous stories and novels in the
leading magazines.
Dr. W. A. Hammond, author of "Lal.n an
other novels
Philip Burke Marston, the famous English noe
and novelist
Mrs Burton Harrison, author of stories in The
Century and Harper's,and OF "Brc- -Brac Tales.n
Virginia W. johnson, author "The Image OF
San Donate and other stories in The Centurv
and Harper's
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 forthcoming novel
by Dodd, Mead * Co.
Charlotte DunEing author new novel.
Upon a Cast
Mary Preso RS. Spotord's gifted sister,
author of numerous stories in the magazines.
Joel Chandler Harris, Uncle Remus,n 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. J. Henderson, author of Love and Learn.
| ing" and story in recent number of Lonqmons',
| and which hbs been copied very widely in the
| American press.
| Julia d. Whiting, author OF "The Story Of
Myra,' in The Century, "a Special Providence"
in Harpers, and other stories
Besides stories by Harry w French, Miss
Humphreys, Mrs. Corbett, Sophie Sweet, and
| leo rl,-n
and interesting stories by new writers.
Besides, such translators Prot H. H. Boye-
sen, Mrs. Burton N. Harrison, Mary Beale Brai-
| nerd, Harriet Hurd Mcclure and Geo, ID. 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 novelists as Daudet. Guy de
Maupassaut, Zola Erckmann Chatriam, Gau.
tier, Hugo, de Banville, Coppee, d'Hervilly, Jun
ses Hogg, Andrew Pcken, Boccaccio, Afanssiei,
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, eto.
THE COMING YEAR.
The same contributors in general will write ior
us during the coming year. A special feature
will be contributions from new writers, whose
| wi Ee tba r,Ioo
transations. In order to make the stories as In
teresting and popular as possible we are srrany-
ing for the following specially attractive list u
stories
l. Stories of the War-besides stories Of the
American wars.
2. Stories of Adventure, by eminent travellers,
soldiers, explorers miners etc.
3. Stories OF Life, among the more picturesque
people of the United States. The first of which
will be a story of the Tennessee mountains by
Charles Egbcrt Craddock.
| !. Negro folklore, Indian folk lore traditions
and strange stories which constitute American
folk lore.
| S. Numerous stories-Frank X. Stockton Opie
Reed and Others preparing stories OF this kind
| In short, the very best and most entertaining
stories OF high order of merit, free from any
tendencies that would render them undesirable
for home reading, of the most varied character by
the most charming and popular writer's in Amer.
lea, new as well rs those already famous will be
written for our columns Weinvite contributions
from all who have a story to tell. The CECIL
WHIG has combined with other leading newspa-
pers to secure this series of stories and all con-
tributions should be sent to s. $. Mcclure, ia E,
SD street, New York.