SGRIBNER'S MAGAZINE for 1892 
NOW READY. 
CHRISTMAS NUMBER. 
CONTENTS: 
AFLOAT ON THE NILE. Life on a dahabeeyeh by Mr. 
and Mks. E. H. 1!lamifu;(.d, with many illustrations. 
THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH contributes an important 
poem, ELM WOOD, in Memory of James Russell Lowell. 
A PAINTER OF DREAMS— by Harold Fkedekic, with 
reprodLiciions of paintnik^s bv Mr. Albert Moore. 
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON'S successful serial, 
THE WRECKER, is of renowned interest. 
THE LAND OF POCO TIEMPO, the first of agioup 
J of articles on New Mexico and Arizona, by Charles 1". 
LiiM,\]LS. Fully illustrated. 
PETER RUGG, THE BOSTONIAN, "the Missing 
Man " of the early legend. A ballad by Miss Louise 
Imogen Gi;inhy. Witii drawings by Howard Pvle. 
SHORT STORIES. TiiK Oak ok Ghis.mak, a story of the 
first Christmas-Tree, by HENRY VAN DYKE. Illus- 
trated by Howard Pyle. Ksvkro GokGovi. (inNDOMRR, 
a story of a Venetian gondolier, by F. ^OPKINSON 
SMITH. Illustrated by the author. A LiTir.K Caftivk 
:\Iaid. by MISS SARAH ORNE JEWETT, with il- 
lustrations bv Herbert Oenman. A Chakge F(jr Francf, 
bv JOHN HEARD, JR. Illustrated bv L. Marchetti. 
A Fkksh Water Romance, by GEORGE A. HIB- 
BARD. Pkleus to Thetis, a poem by BESSIE 
CHANDLER- Illustrated with a decorative border by 
Herbert Denman. THE POINT OF VIEW, short 
poems, etc. 
AN EXCEPTIONAL YEAR. 
^HH Year x8gi has been marked by a greater advance than 
any similar period since the Magazine was established. 
Not only has the literary and artistic excellence been main- 
tained and increased, but a corresponding gain has been made 
in the sale and influence of the Magazine. At the end of i8gx 
the circulation has risen to more than 140,000 a month, and 
it may Justly be promise(f that the further improvements 
for the coming year will he proportionate to these largely 
increased opportunities. 
FOR NEXT YEAR. 
It is not possible to give, in a ))rief space, an account of all the features in 
preparation, but the following- announcements will indicate that the material is 
deficient neither in importance nor range of subject : 
THE POOR IN THE WORLD'S GREAT CITIES. 
It is proposed to publish a series of articles, upon a scale not before attempted, 
givintf the results of special study and work among the poor of the great cities. 
They will be written by authorities so experienced in their respective fields that 
the series will appeal to civilized people the world over. The plan will include 
an account of the conditions of life in those cities (in many lands) where the 
results of research will be helpful for purposes of comparison, as well as for 
their own intrinsic interest. The treatment will be thoroughly popular and 
the elaborate illustrations will make the subject vivid. Additional particulars 
may be found in the prospectus appearing in the Christmas number. 
IMPriRTANT MflMFNT^ '^^^ al m of this series of very short articles is to describe the signal occasions when some 
I III rU 11 I Hll I III U III bill 10. decisive event took place, or when some great experiment was fir.st shown to be success- 
ful : — such moments as that of the first use of the Atlantic cable, the first use of the telegraph and telephone, the first successful 
experiment with ether, the night of the Chicago fire, the scene at the moment of the vote on the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, 
etc., etc. Each of the topics, it is expected, will be described by an eye-witness. 
UNPUBLISHED REMINISCENCES AND LETTERS of this foremost among 
early American painters. Two articles, which will appear early in the year, give most 
entertaining glimpses of the original personality of this famous artist. A number of illustrations will lend additional interest to the 
articles. 
In the early spring will be begun a number of seasonable articles, among them being : 
SMALL COUNTRY PLACES, how to lay out and beautify them, by Samuel Pah- 
sons, Jr. fishing lore FROM AN ANGLER'S NOTE BOOK, by Du. Lkboy M. Yale. MOUNTAIN STATION 
LIFE IN NEW ZEALAND, and RACING IN AUSTRALIA, by Sidney Dickinson, with illustrations by Blrge Harrison. 
The illustrations which will accompany this series are made from original material, either photographs or sketches, secured for 
this purpose. 
DADIC TUPATRCQ AND PflNPFRTQ win be the subject of four articles by W, F. APTHORP. The 
I Hnld i lILH I nCO HilU UUIlUCn l O author has had the advantage, of unusual privileges, and the cordial 
co-operation of some of the first actors, managers, and critics. Among the illustrations are some by M. Morand, the artist of the 
Theatre Fran(;ais and himself a playwright. 
DADin TRANSIT IN PITIF^ Two articles of great importance by MR. THOMAS CURTIS CLARKE, the 
nHlIU I nHllOl I III \j\ I ICO> well-known engineer, on this subject, will be, in all respects, among the most 
notable papers of the year, taking up their subject in its widest range, and showing its increasing need of consideration with the 
enormous growth of our great towns. 
Two articles on the NICARAGUA 
CANAL, the result of a special inves- 
tigation of the present state of the undertaking, elaborately illustrated. " There will be articles on the AUSTRALIAN RAIL. 
WAYS (as the only profitably operated government system existing), by D. H. NEALE ; on THE SPEED OF LOCOMO- 
TIVES (which is just now attracting special attention), by H. WALTER WEBB; and on the GREAT WATER-WAY FROM 
CHICAGO TO THE OCEAN, by LIEUT. CHARLES C. ROGERS, U. S. N. Illustrated. 
AMCDIPAM II I HQTRATflRQ a series of articles on modem illustrators, with examples of their work, will be 
HJVllInlunll ILLUO I nM I UnO. begun early in the year. This will be of the greatest interest to all readers who 
watch in the Magazine from month to month the drawings which, in these days, are so accurately reproduced as to represent the 
artist at his best. The group of illustrators, whose )vork will appear in this series, comprises VEDDER, COX, LOW, FROST, 
PYLE, BLUM, and others. 
TUC 11 I ilCTDATIilNC °^ ^^'^ Magazine, during the condng year, will be of increased interest and beauty. Not only 
int ILLUOlnHIIUIlO have the services of the best American artists been enlisted, but also several French painters 
and illustrators, whose work represents the very highest standard, have been engaged. Among others, CHARLES DELORT, 
L. MARCHETTI ALBERT LYNCH, EUGENE MORAND, and many others whose works and names are equally well-known. 
MID OnDCDT I nine CTCl/CMCriM will continue to contribute to the Magazine during 1893. In addition to 
Win. nUuUn I LUUlO O I LVLilOUII the .serial "THE WRECKER," which is now appearing, there will 
appear, in an early number, an account of a journey which Mr. Stevenson, the 
grandfather of the noveli-st. made with Sir Walter Scott. Mr. Stevenson dis- 
covered this manuscript while looking over some old papers at his home in Samoa 
and has written an introduction to the narrative. 
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