Life — November 5, 1891 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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(Nov. 5, 18 Begins a new volume with a number of great interest and pictorial beauty. It contains: A Double Frontispiece. Michelangclo’s Sibyls, engraved by Cole. A Rival of the Yosemite. The first fally illustrated description of a wonderful caiion. By John Muir; with nine full-page pictures. What Are Americans Doing in Art? An important paper by Francis D. Millet, Vice-President of the American Academy of Design. “The Players,” the famous New York club founded by Edwin Booth, des ed by Brander Matthews, with striking illustrations. Three Complete Stories (with illustrations), and first chapters of “THE NAULAHKA,” A NOVEL OF AMERICA AND INDIA BY RUDYARD KIPLING AND WOLCOTT BALESTIER. In the invention and composition of this story Rudyard Kipling is associated with a young American writer. The hero and heroine of the novel, who live in a “ booming” Colorado town, are transplanted to India— he in search of a famous jeweled necklace (the “ Naulahka”) said to be upon an Indian idol, and she as a physician to her own sex. The Food-Supply of the Future, by Prof. W. O. Atwater. The first of a series of articles on agricultural topics, discussing ‘armer’s Discontent,” etc. The San Francisco Vigilance Committees of 1851, 1856 and 1877, described by their famous chairman, William T. Coleman, of San Francisco. «The Autobiography of a Justice of the Peace.’ By the well-known humorist Edgar W. Nye (‘Bill Nye”). Illustrated. A Great German Artist. The work of Adolf Menzel, described by one of his pupils and richly illustrated with eleven engravings. The number contains also “Southern Womanhood as Affected by the War” ; a new portrait of James Russell Lowell, accompanying a paper by Prof. George E. Woodberry ; “ Mazzini’s Letters to an Eng- teresting contributions in “ Topics of the Time’’; “ Open Letters,” and the newly named "department. With this number Tue: Century begins its twenty-second year with A GREAT AMERICAN PROGRAM. Besides the serial features which hegin in the November number, it will print, during the year, A New Life of Columbus, by the distinguished Spaniard, Emilio Castelar oc illustrated) ; important papers on The World's Fai serial novel of the Great West, by Mary Hallock Foote ; one of New York life, by the author of “The Anglomaniacs,” and a novel by Dr. Weir Mitchell; a series of short stories, hy Thomas Bailey Aldrich; articles on the American Indian, The Indian’s Side,— written from his standpoint; a number of papers on Art Subjects, with Cole’s engravings of Old Masters; a series on Poetry by Edmund Clarence Stedman; one on American Speech by Edward Eggleston; articles by Gounod and other famous French Musicians on their life and work; illustrated papers on ¢¢ The Jews in New York,” with other articles on phases of New York life; papers by the well-known war-correspondent, Archibald Forbes, ctc., etc. December will be A Richly Illustrated Christmas Number. Tne Century is issued on the 1st of each month. A year’s subscription costs $4.00: single numbers, 35 cents. ‘The new volume begins with November. Subscriptions are taken by newsdealers and booksel- lers generally, by postmasters, and by the publishers. Remittances should be made by post-office or express order, bank check, draft, or in registered letter. THE CENTURY CO. New York. comicbooks.com