not only describes
the battle, but touches upon his relations with Mr. Jefferson Davis, and
the general conduct of the war.

THE DECEMBER CENTURY contains the graphic description of "The Capture of
Fort Donelson," by General Lew Wallace, with portraits of Buckner,
Floyd, Pillow, and others among the illustrations, and a frontispiece
portrait of General Grant, from a little-known photograph; also an
autographic reproduction of General Grant's famous "Unconditional
Surrender" letter, written to the Confederate commander at Fort
Donelson.

THE JANUARY CENTURY contains an illustrated article by Rear-Admiral
Walke, describing the "Operations of the Western Flotilla," including
engagements at Belmont, Fort Henry, Fort Pillow, Fort Donelson, Memphis,
and Island No. 10. Captain James B. Eads (who built the gun-boats)
contributes to the same number a paper on "Recollections of Foote and
the Gun-boats."

_New readers of_ THE CENTURY _desiring to secure these three
numbers, November, December, and January, and thus begin the War Series
and Mr. Howells's new novel, "The Rise of Silas Lapham," can obtain them
for $1.00 of the publishers (who will send them to any address,
post-paid, on receipt of price), or of dealers everywhere. New editions
will be printed as rapidly as the demand requires. November is now in
its sixth edition._

THE FEBRUARY CENTURY, the Midwinter number, contains a remarkable list
of attractions, including a richly illustrated paper on "Winter Sports
in Canada," an illustrated story by Mark Twain, entitled "Royalty on
the Mississippi," etc., etc. In this issue appears THE FIRST OF GENERAL
GRANT'S ARTICLES in the war series, being his long-looked-for paper on
"The Battle of Shiloh." For reasons which he recounts in the opening of
the article, general Grant never made to the Government the usual full
report touching this engagement. The paper is a comprehensive treatment
of his relations to the battle, including much of picturesque and
personal interest concerning its progress and a discussion of the main
points of controversy, together with his own estimates of the military
character and services of certain of the leading officers in both the
Union and Confederate sides.

THE CONFEDERATE SIDE AT "SHILOH" will be described in this February
number in two interesting articles, one by the son of the Confederate
leader, General Albert Sidney Johnston, killed at Shiloh, and the other
by Colonel Jordan, of gener