The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-12
A NEW "WHIG FEATURE"

Beginning with the issue OF November 18th
The CECIL WHIG will commence the publication
OF a snort story every week. The most popular
American writers, and the most noted contrib
utors to the leading magazines will write Tor ur,
as can be from this list This service Of shor,
stories under the management of s. S. Mcclure.
of New York, who holds a 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 several
important respects the most remarkable publica-
ion OF fiction ever attempted. In the following
points this service is unparalleled in the history
of the world:
l. Extent of publication. Nearly a million fam
lilies are reached by the combined cfrculations O,
the subscribing newspapers.
?. Number and fame of authors, and variety
and fame of authors Among the contributors to
this series are Harriet Prescott Spoford. +. r.
Stockton, Sarah Orne Jewett Julian Hawthorne.
H. H. Boyesen, E. W. Thompson, Louise Chand-
Ter Moulton, Mary. Beale Brainerd, Thomas W.
Knox, Il. ii. Johnston, Sidney Luska, and Maui
rice Thompson, author of The wftchery of Arti-
and
leading magazines
Dr. w. A. Hammond, author of '.I.al," an
other novels.
Philip Burke Marston, the famous English noe
and novelist.
Mrs. Burton Harrison, author of stories in The
Century and Hdrpers sand OF "Brc-a- Brac Tales"
Virginia w. johnson, author ..The Imay, al
San Donato,' and other stories in The Centuy
and Harpers.
w. H. Bishop, author of stories and serials in
the magazines, and of a serial in booming
volume OF the Atlantic
II. 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 Dunning. author new novel.
Upon Cast
Mary Preso RS. Spohord's gifted sister,
author of Numerous stories in the magazines
Joel Chandler Harris, Uncle Remus.r the
popular Southern story-teIler.
e. L. Norton, formerly managing editor OF The
Continent, and contributor Of stories to Haroers.
Walter Learned, regular contributor to The
Century.
W. ]. Henderson, author of Love and Learn
ing, and story in a recent number of Longmans',
and which hbs been copied very widely in the
Americanp press.
Julia d. Whiting, author OF THE Story Of
Myra,' in The Century; "a Special Providence"
in Harper'S, and other stories
Besides stories by Harry w. French. Miss
Humphreys, Mrs. Corbett, Sophie Sweet, and
others. Also, nearly score OF extremely bright
and interesting stories by new writer's.
Besides, such translators as Prot H. II. Boye-
sen, Mrs. Burton N. Harrison, Mary Beale Brui-
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 novelists as Daudet, Guy de
Maupassaut, Zola Erckmann, Chatriam, Gau.
tier, Hugo, de Banville, Coppee, d'Hervilly, Jsn
ses Hogg, Andrew Picken, Boccaccio, Afanasei.
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. et5.
THE COMING YEAR.
The same contributors in general will write 10,
us during the coming year. A special feature
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stories will take the place, in great part, OF the
translations. In order to make the stories as in
teresting and popular as possible are srrang-
ing for the following specially attractive list Of
stories;
l. Stories of the War-besides stories OF the
Civil War, we propose to get stories of other
American wars.
. 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 story of the Tennessee mountains By
Charles Egbert Craddock.
l. Negro folklore, Indian folk lore traditions
and strange stories which constitute American
folklore.
5. Humorous stories-Frank X. Stockton Opie
Reed and Others are 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
Tor home reading, of the most varied character by
the most charming and popular writer's in Amer
lea, new as well as those already famous will be
written for our columns. Weinvite contributions
nom all who have n story to tell. THE CE,rL
MIG has combined with other leading newspa-
perS to secure this series of stories and all con-
tributionS should be sent to S :. Mcclure ia f,
sd street, New York