The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-01-01
THE CENTURY
I'm 885.
A Great Enterprise.
PAPERS ON THE CIVIL WAR.

The important feature OF The CENTURY
MAGAZINE for the coming year-:ndeed, per-
haps he n oct important ever undertaken by
the magazIpe-wll be q series OF separate
papers on the great battles OF the war for the
Union. written by general officers high in COM
mand upon both the Federal and the Confed-
crate sides,-Gen. Grant. (who writes OF VIcks
burg, Shiloh, and other battesl Generals
LoDgstIeet, Mcclellan, Beauregard, Rosecrans,
Hill, Admiral Porter, and others. The series
opens IL the November CENTURY with graph
ically illustrated article on
The Battle of Bull Run,
written by the Confederate Gen. G. T. Peaure-
gard. Brief sketches, entitled "Recolections
Of a Private" papers cbroDlcling special events,
description Of various auxiliary branches or the
service, etc, will supplement the more i'm
portsnt series bv the various generals.
strict regard for accuracy will guide the
preparation OF the illustrations, for which The
CENTURY has at ts disposal a very large guam
tty of photogra phs, 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 Misunderstanding personal exper
FENCES which will record leading events OF the
war, and possess, at the same time, historical
value not easily to be calculated.
FICTION.
In THIS lice The CENTURY will maintain it's
prestige. and furnish the best stories by mer-
lean writers, Tat can be procured. In Novem
Der begins
Author OF venetian DAYS." "a modern In
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American buriDess man. A novel by Henry
James, novelette, by Grace DEMO Lltch6eld,
and short stories by "Uncle Remus," Frank K.
Stockton, II. II. Boyesen, I. A. Janvier, II. H.,
Julian Hawthorne, and other equally we'll
known writers Will appear at various times.
Miscellaneous Features.
Under this heading may be included seres
OF papers on the Cities OF Italy by W. ID. How
ellis, the illustrations being reproductions OF
etchiDgs and drawings by Joseph Pennell "a
series on
The New NorthWest,
being an interesting group OF papers by z. V.
5malley Lieut.. Schwatks, Principal Grant (ot
Kingston, OntauoO and others, descriptive OF
little known regious; papers OH French and
American art.-sculpture and painting, With
some exquisite illustrations; papers on
Astronomy, Architecture and History,
the fret being by Professor Langley and 9TH
ers. Under Architecture are included more of
Mrs. Van Rensselaer's articles on Churches,
CRY and Country Houses, etc. Colonel Geo.
+. Wanng, jr., will describe
Progress in Sanitary Draining;
e. C. stedmau, Edmund Gosse, and others will
furnish literary essays; George w. Cable will
contribute In various Ways; several papers on
sport aud adventure viii soon be published,
and
John Burroughs
will write from time TO tune on outdoor sub
jects.
Readers OF THE CENTURY may feel sure
OF keeping abreast OF the times on leading sub
jects that may properly come within the prov
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now about 100000 monthly, the November
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publishers.
Tree specimen copy Of the CENTURY will be
sent on request Mention this paper.
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