The Cecil Whig., 1886-01-16
Bright. Original. Modern.
a NEW "WHlG FEATURE.n

can be from thislist. This service ofshort
stories under the management of S. S. Mcclure,
ofNew York, who holds copyright on them,
which began the first of April last, and in which
nearly l5O stories have been furnished durinstss
seven months ending with October, is in several
important respects the most remarkable publica-
ton of fiction ever attempted. In the following
points this service is unparalleled in the history
of the world:
l. Extent of publication. Nearly million FAM
lilies 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 Spoford, +. Il.
Stockton Sarah Orne Jewett, Julian Hawthorne,
H. H. Boyesen E. W. Thompson, Louise Chand-
Ter Moulton, Mary Beale Brainerd, Thomas W.
Knox, R. nj. Johnston, Sidney Luska, and Mau-
rice Thompson, author of'The witchery OF Arci.
cry 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 sand OF Bric- Brac Talss."
Virginia W. Johnson, author "The Image Of
San Donate and other stories in The Centuru
and Harper',.
W. H. Bishop, author of stories and serials in
the magazines, and of serial in forth coming
volume OF the Atlantic
H. C. Bunncr, 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 Spotford's gifted sister,
author of Numerous stories in the magazines.
Joel Chandler Harris, Uncle Remus," the
popular Southern story teller.
CD. Norton, formerly managing editor OF The
Continent, and contributor OF stories to Harpers
Walter Learned, regular contributor to The
Ceutury.
WI Henderson, author of Love and Learn.
ing,' and story in a recent number of Longmans',
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, M'sf
Humphreys, Mrs. Corbett, Sophie Sweet, and
others. Also, nearly score OF extremely bright
and interesting stories by new writers.
Besides, such translators as Prot H. H. Boye-
SEN Mrs Burton N. Harrison, Mary Beale Bra;-
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
uar from collections of short stories by such Ia
nous European novelsts Daudet, Guy de
Maupassaut, Zola, Erckmann, Chatrsm, Gau-
tier, Hugo, de Banvile, Coppee, d'Hervilly, Jan
Hogg, Andrew Picken, Boccaccio, Afanasiei,
Araguistain, Frederic Mistral, and from the COL
ections ofmythoogical 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 10,
us during the coming year. A special feature
will be contributions from new writer's, whose
stories will take the place, in great part, Of the
teresting and popular as possible we are srrang-
ing for the following specially attractive list OF
stories:
l. Stories Of the War-besdes stories OF the
Civil War; we propose to get stories of other
American wars.
2. Stories OF Adventure, by eminent travellers,
soldiers, explorers, miners etc.
s. 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 Egbert Craddock
4. Negro lore, Indian folklore, traditions
and strange stories which constitute American
elk-lore.
5. Humorous stores-Frank r. Stockton, Opie
Reed and others preparing stories OF this kind.
In short the very best and most entertaining
stories of a 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
from all who have story to tell. The CECIL
WING has combined with other leading newspa-
pers to secure this series of stories, and all
tributions should be sent to S. 5. Mcclure, ia Z.
SD street, New York.