The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-04-17

Charles Dudley Warner is the editor in
chief, with Hamilton Wright Mabie,
George H. Warner, and Lucia Gilbert
Runkle as associates, assistance has been
sought of an advisory council, consisting
of one eminent scholar from each of ten of
our leading universities, thus insuring the
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probation.
FEW OF THE FAMOUS CONTRIBUTORS
The arrangement is not chronological,
but alphabetical, thus diversifying the
matter and avoiding the heavy monotony
of ancient and medieval literature
There are also elaborate articles upon all
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atures of different ages, nations and per-
iods, and these articles have been in
trusted to over three hundred of the fore
most critics and writer's of the United
States, Great Britain, France and Ger
many, and signed by such authorities as
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phrey Ward, DIR. Andrew d. White, w.
D. Howells, Henry James, and many
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MORE THAN A THOUSAND ILLUSTRATIONS.
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