Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 6th December 1888, Edition 1 of 1, Page 1628

THE ^ % . J j ^ v £ . (^ Vjxxsimas ( ^^ r > ^ 'V ° i . e . December ) . ^^^ ^ # ^ > ^^* HARPER ' S MAGAZINE ^^ J ^ < 3 ? Commences the New Volume , and is complete in itself . ^ nx PJRICE ONE SHILLING . ^ % HARPER'S MAGAZINE PROSPECTUS FOR 1889 . The purpose , character , and uniform excellence of the Magazine are so well known that its publishers need only to point to its last year ' s record as an example of its accomplishment , and to make -their usual promise—always kept hitherto—that the record for next year shall surpass it . The scope and character of the works in preparation , and the class of writers and artists engaged in these undertakings , fully justifies the promise . The publishers will , therefore , confine their announcements for 1889 to a few prominent features . A new novel by Constance Fenimoee Woolson , Author of ' Anne ' and ' East Angels , ' will beg which in , in beginning the January in Number the April . Charles Number , will Dudley run Warner through the will year contribute . ' COMMODITS a characteristic , ' a play serial , by , Gen . Lew Wallace , the Author of * Ben-Hur , ' will be published in the January Number , with . illustrations by J . R . Weguelin . The January Number will contain an illustrated article on MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN IRELAND , by John George MacCarthy . The great art feature of the year will be the illustration of Shakespeare's Comedies by Edwin A . Abbey , the accompanying text to be furnished by Andrew Lang . The distinctively American quality of Harper ' s Magazine , both as to matter and mannera quality which has secured for it the readiest welocme in Europe—will continue to be its principal and characteristic attraction . The ' Studies of the Great West , ' and the illustrated articles on Western cities , the Great American Desert , Western journalism , & c , which have already appeared , have not exhausted the programme announced at the beginning of the year . The series of articles on INDIVIDUAL WESTERN STATES is in preparation . It has been unavoidably delayed because of the very magnitude of the undertaking , The February Number illustrated will contain . Charles a thorough Dudley and exceeding ; Warner ly will interesting contribute paper two on interesting DAKOTA papers , by Mr on . P the . F DOMINION . McCLURE , OF CANADA , and Lafcadio Heaen some ' characteristic West Indian Sketches . NORWEGIAN STUDIES' —three papers by Bj ornstjekne Bjornson , illustrated by T . de Thulstrup and H . W . Ranger—will appear in early Numbers . These will be followed by an by important T . de ThulstRtjp series of . papers The series on Russia will consist , of a social of two ra papers tlier than by of the a Vicomte political character Eugene , Melchior illustrated DE Vogtue—recently elected Member of the French Academy—on SOCIAL AND COURT LIFE IN RUSSIA ; an article on the RUSSIAN ARMY by a Russian general : papers on the NIJNINOVGOROD FAIR , MOSCOW , RUSSIAN ART , & c Among other Eastern papers of special ANB interest MOROCCO will be articles / by Benjamin from eminent Constant artists , illustrated ; * STREET from SCENES their IN own INDIA drawings , 'by : Edwin ' TANGIERS Loed Weeks ; and < A FIO HARVEST IN SMYRNA , ' by Tristram Ellis . Ritchie Important ( illustrated papers ) , on and John more Ruskin critical will articles be contributed by Dr . Charles —a personal Waldstein sketch by . Anne An early Thackeray Number published will contai ) , n with a descri picturesqu ption of e illustrations ABBOTSFORD . , from the pen of Sir Walter Scott ( never before Study The , 'by Editori Willia al m Departments Dean Howells — « Editor , and ' s the Easy Editor Chair 's / D b rawer y George , ' conducted William by Charles Curtis , * Dudley Editor ' s always Warner fresh —will , timel continue y , and en to tertaining be , as heretofore . , the most interesting portion of the Magazine—London : SAMPSON St . Dunstan LOW ' s , House MAJRSTOJST Fetter , L SEARL aneFleet E Street & RIVINGTOIST E . C . , Limited , J ^ , , ,

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