The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-04-28
An Universal History:

From the infancy Of Mankind TO the present time.
ByG. c. HEBBE, L. l. ID. .N0,o ready the
first voi,Ime, bound in cloth. Price 81 ,75--and
to be continued in monthly parts until finished
--.foe numbers forming uolume.-25 cents
per nunbtr. ...
The author of this work seems to have had in
constant view the celeb 'ated treatise of Ladan--
" How history ought to be written" Truth in
its severity, and in its manly state, the
chief muses. aud graces to which he has done obe-
dence. What different view has he opened to
US of the state of the nations of by gone ages, from
that which has been presented to us by other his
torians! No wonder that the numbers already is
sued have met with large sale, and been hailed
by frequent audatory notices of the press, of which
few abridged extracts here are given:
This beautiful octavo-the first volume of DR..
Hebbe's Universal History-forms the primal vo-
lume OF a new and improved work, devoted to
the history OF the Universe, based not merely on
the universally received data of former historians,
but derived from the best authorities, attesediby
the revelations of modern discovery. The recent
researches in phraneology, by ''hevalier Bunsen,
aud other learned investigators. among ancient
monumental records, have so entirely changed the
aspect of primitive times and revealed so many
important new data, the wonder has been not that
such work as the present should make its ap-
pearance but rather that the task should not have
been before attempted in Europe. From some.
what careful examination of this volume, how
ever, we find no cause to regret that the theme
should have been reserved for the udicious and
aborious pen of DR.. HEBBE. To such as cannot
command the leisure for more systematic course
of study, this work proves eminently important
and valuable, since when completed, it will form
compendious library of universal history, the
most accurate and complete extant, and written
up to the spirit Of he age.-Democratic Reoie,o
In regard to the literary execution of this work
we have spoken as the numbers appeared, but moi
as fully as It's merits deserve. Now, on re-exam.
inalion, we hesitate not TO pronounce that this
volume, as history of the earliest period of man.
kind, has no rival in any single work of universal
history in the English language.-.W Y Tribune
The author of the Universal History, now in
publication, judging from the portion of il alrea-
dy published. is equal to his task. He comes to
it prepared by 29 years OF study, and familiar
acquaintance with all the necessary authorities
moi only those to whom we look for solid records
as facts, but those who have gone beneath the sur
face of events and tracked the source of political
convulsions by thousand ways back to the hid.
den heart of some great principle Graham's
Magazine. ,.
DR.. HEBBE, by availing himself of the light
which the Egyptian hierologists and other inves-
tigators of antiquity have shed on the earliest his
tory of man by means of authority, and by his
acute judgment, his clear philosophy, bis deep
sympathy with humanity, and his enthusiastic
love Tor his favorte study, has produced what
may be termed in many respects an original his
tory of the infant nations of the world. The work
is written in the most enlarged and liberal spirit
and while the author rejects the supersttIons OF
the ancient Priesthood, he is a stout defender of
the immortal apd sublime truths of Christianity
Boston Times a.tr
The style Of DR., HEBBE, though written in
tongue foreign to him, is always flowing and ami
mated sometimes even eloquent and sublime
W Y. Sun. M.a