=SOME OF THE CONTRIBUTORS.=
The most famous authors in America and England will contribute to
McCLURE'S MAGAZINE. A partial list of these authors is as follows:
R. L. Stevenson,
Rudyard Kipling,
A. Conan Doyle,
Octave Thanet,
William Dean Howells,
Bret Harte,
Clark Russell,
Joel Chandler Harris,
Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson,
F. Marion Crawford,
Margaret Deland,
Herbert D. Ward,
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps,
Thomas Hardy,
J. T. Trowbridge,
Jerome K. Jerome,
Frances Hodgson Burnett,
Theodore Roosevelt,
Joaquin Miller,
Gilbert Parker,
John Burroughs,
Camille Flammarion,
Lillie Chace Wyman,
Sarah Orne Jewett,
Edward Everett Hale,
Louise Chandler Moulton,
Hamlin Garland,
Prof. E. S. Holden,
Prof. C. A. Young,
H. H. Boyesen,
Robert Barr,
Henry M. Stanley,
Archibald Forbes,
Andrew Lang,
Harriet Prescott Spofford,
Dr. J. S. Billings,
W. E. Henley,
Capt. Charles King.
=PRICE, 15 CENTS A COPY. SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR.=
The price of this magazine marks a radical departure in the history of
American magazines. This price is possible on account of the
connection of the magazine with the Newspaper Syndicate established by
S. S. McClure.
Many stories by famous authors, and frequently special articles, will
be secured for the newspapers and afterwards be republished in the
magazine, with new and splendid illustrations.
=INTERVIEWS WITH FAMOUS PEOPLE.=
In addition to contributions by noted authors there will be in every
issue of the magazine interviews, prepared by well qualified writers,
with eminent men and women. In this way the story will be told of men
distinguished as =authors=, =artists=, =inventors=, =explorers=,
=scientists=, etc. These interviews will be fully illustrated, and
will have all the value of careful biographical studies set forth in
great part autobiographically.
Jules Verne,
Frances Hodgson Burnett,
Tissandier, the famous French Balloonist,
Archdeacon Farrar,
Thomas A. Edison,
F. Hopkinson Smith,
H. H. Boyesen,
Alphonse Daudet,
Camille Flammarion,
Edward Everett Hale,
Prof. Graham Bell,
and many others, have given material for especially prepared
interviews, which will appear fully illustrated in the magazine.
=THE EDGE OF THE FUTURE=
is the title of a series of interviews and articles furnished by
Scientists, Inventors, Notable Enterprisers, including men who have
built up great businesses, railroads, manufactories, etc., Statesmen,
Soldiers, Explorers, Surgeons and Investigators, and which will
indicate the lines of future progress. The interviews with Edison
(electricity), Pasteur (bacteriology), Tissandier (ballooning),
illustrate the character of this series.
=AN ENTIRELY NEW FORM OF MAGAZINE LITERATURE ARE REAL CONVERSATIONS.=
It is expected that each issue of the magazine will contain real
conversations between eminent personalities. The dialogue between
William Dean Howells and Professor H. H. Boyesen, which appears in
this number, indicates the general character of these contributions.
=HUMAN DOCUMENTS=
is the title to a department new in American magazine literature, and
will consist principally of portraits of distinguished men and women
at different periods of their lives, showing the gradual development
of character in distinguished Soldiers, Statesmen, Merchants,
Novelists, Actors, Inventors, etc.
=FICTION BY FAMOUS AUTHORS.=
=A Group of Notable Short Stories= has been secured by the editors of
MCCLURE'S MAGAZINE, and two or three will be published in each issue.
Stories may be expected in early numbers by
Thomas Hardy,
Rudyard Kipling,
Joel Chandler Harris,
Conan Doyle,
William Dean Howells,
Bret Harte,
Harriet Prescott Spofford,
Frances Hodgson Burnett,
R. L. Stevenson,
Sarah Orne Jewett,
Octave Thanet,
Stanley J. Weyman.
These stories will be fully illustrated.
=HENRY M. STANLEY=
will contribute, especially for younger readers, a story of =African
Adventure=.
=NATURAL HISTORY AND ADVENTURE.=
There will be several articles written by =Raymond Blathwayt=, who has
been called by Mr. W. T. Stead the best interviewer in England, from
material furnished him by =Karl Hagenbeck= of Hamburg, the great
animal importer and trainer. The articles will deal with
The Capture of Wild Beasts.
The Transportation of Wild Beasts.
The Training of Wild Beasts.
The Adventures and Escapes of Karl Hagenbeck.
These articles contain a wealth of material of the most interesting
description. The series will be illustrated by an English artist of
great skill in drawing animals.
=John Burroughs, C. F. Holder, Dr. C. C. Abbott= and other writers
famous for their work in this field will contribute to the magazine.
=Of Interest to both Young and Old will be PROF. R. L. GARNER'S
AFRICAN EXPEDITION TO THE GORILLAS.=
Arrangements have been made, in connection with a leading English
review, to publish Professor Garner's letters descriptive of his
present expedition to Africa. Professor Garner is noted the world over
for the curious and interesting investigations he is making in the
speech of monkeys. He sailed for Africa last September for the purpose
of further pursuing his studies in the native haunts of the gorilla.
He is at present in the heart of the forest. It is expected that the
illustrations of these articles will be from photographs taken by
Professor Garner in Africa.
=KNOWLEDGE OF IMMEDIATE VALUE=
will afford the subjects of many articles and interviews that will
deal with problems and questions of universal interest. Among the
topics treated under this head will be "=How to Obtain a Healthy Old
Age=."
=NEWEST KNOWLEDGE.=
=Discoveries About to be Made=: A popular and comprehensive report
as gleaned in universities and elsewhere in all departments of
knowledge and investigation. Plans are maturing for an extensive
investigation, by able journalists, of the progress in various
departments of knowledge and science as found in the leading colleges
and universities, as well as manufacturing establishments, where
valuable and original investigations and experiments are undertaken
in various fields.
The series will touch upon a variety of subjects. =Bacteriology and
What Is Being Done in Its Investigation= will be thoroughly explained
after visiting: the laboratories of eminent authorities such as =Prof.
Welch= of Johns Hopkins University.
The work done in the most =Notable Physical Laboratories= will be
reported upon. In these laboratories the subjects connected with
electricity are studied and experiments are made that often have
far-reaching results.
Another subject of great interest is the work of =Famous Astronomical
Observatories=, explaining "=How Discoveries are Made=," etc.
The recently established =Psychological Laboratories=, where the
action of the mind is scientifically investigated, will furnish
material for a paper of novel interest.
Special articles will be furnished on =The Physique of the American
Student=, describing gymnastics, outdoor sports, the effect of
training, etc.
A tour of investigation of this kind cannot fail to bring to light a
great deal of material that cannot be anticipated.
The articles secured in this way will supplement the material
announced in other parts of this prospectus.
=TIMELINESS.=
In the various fields which this magazine will cultivate, a constant
effort will be made to secure articles of timely interest. The newest
book, the latest important political event, the most recent discovery
or invention--in fact, what is newest and most important in every
department of human activity, will be set forth by specially
well-qualified writers, in the form of essays, biographical articles,
interviews or contributions by the men most closely identified with
the subjects in hand.
=THE PRESENT HOUR=
will be the subject of a series of articles, published month by month,
dealing with men and measures that are making current history. The
first one is by M. de Blowitz, and appears in this issue.
=STRANGER THAN FICTION=
is the title of a department which will contain a number of short
articles; true tales of adventure; striking bits of biography;
interesting and curious facts in science; stories of travelers and
explorers; picturesque short articles gathered from every field of
human activity and investigation.
=IN GENERAL.=
The magazine will not only furnish the best literature, but will make
a serious attempt to report the marvelous activities and developments
of modern civilization, and especially of the United States.
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