FOR 1889-90,

Will include among other features:—

The Autobiography of Joseph Jefferson ("Rip Van Winkle"); "Friend Olivia," a Serial Story by Mrs. Barr, Author of "Jan Vedder's Wife," &c.; "The Merry Chanter," in Four Parts, by Frank R. Stockton; Letters from Japan, by John La Farge; and The Gold Hunters of California, being Personal Narratives of most Romantic Interest.

Besides the above Special Features there will be valuable Contributions in Prose and Verse by Mark Twain, Edmund Gosse, H. H. Boyesen, Henry James, Edw. Eggleston, &c., &c.


The Century Dictionary.

In 24 Monthly Parts, Price 10s. 6d. each.

Part I. Now Ready.

When completed the work will form Six Volumes, price £2 2s. each.

A LIBRARY IN ONE BOOK.