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Am UuiversaI History

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From the infancy Of Mankind to the pre-
sent time. By G. c. HEBBE, L. L. p.
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TIME AUTHOR of this work seems TO have
had in constant view the celebrates
treatise of Lacan-"How history o1ght
to be written" Truth in its severity, sad
reason in its manly state, are the chief Mu-
ses and Graces to which he has done obedi>
ence. What different view has he opened
to US of the state of the nations Of by-gopS
ages, from that which has been presented to-
US by other historians! No wonder that tbs
numbers already issued have met with
large sale, and been hailed by frequent laud.'
atory notices of the press, of whicha few y
bridged extracts here are given:
This beautiful octavo-the first volume Of
DR.. Hebbe's Universal History-forms the
primal volume of new and improved work.
devoted to the history of the Universe based
not merely on the usually received data of
former historians, but derived frem the best
authorities, attested by the revelations Of
modern discovery. The recent researches.
in phaneology,by Chayalier Bunsen, and
| other learned investigators, among ancient
and monumental records, have SO entirely
changed the aspect Of primitive times snd
revealed SO many important new data, tho
wonder has been not that such work ~
the present should make its appearance, Bot
rather that the task should not have BEEN
before attempted in Europe. From some-
what careful examination of this volume,
however, we find no cause 10 regret that the
| chnu1d hoy hoop ros for . hns s..-L
+ dicious and laborious pen of DIR. HEsBB.
To such as cannot command the leisure for
q more systematic course Of study. this
work proves emnently important and valua~
BILE, since when completed, it will form o.
! compendious library of universal history, the
most accurate and complete extant and writ.
ten up to the spirit of the age.-Democyafis
RerieD.
+ In regard to the literary execution Of this
work, we have spoken as the numbers sp~
peared, but not as fully as its merits deserve
Now Oh denomination, we hesitate NOT to
pronounce that this volume, as history Of
the earliest period of mankind, has no rival
in any single work Of universal history In
the English language.-N Y. I'ri61ne.
The author of the Universal Hist ,ry, now
in publication, Judging from the portion Of
( 1T already psblishea, is equal to his task.
He comes to it prepared by Ssyears ofstudy,
and familiar acquaintance with all the ne
cessary authorities not only those to- whoas
we look for solid zecor2s of facts, but those
who have gone beneath the surface Of eveAis
and tracked the source Of political eonyul-
sions by thousand ways back 10 the hidden
} heart of some g,eat siple.- GrahGn3s
Magazine.
Dr.. HEBBE, by ayaikag himself of the
light which the Egyptian haerologista and
other Investigators of antisnity have shed ON
D the earliest history of man by means of au-
q thority, and by his acute judgment, his clear
y philosophy, his deep sympathy with hamani-
n ty, and his enthusiastic love for his faporite
study, has produced what may be termed in
many respects an original history Of the in.
i fant nations of the world. The. work ia
c written in the most enlarged and liberal epirii
II and while the Author rejects the aupersti.
Il tlons of the ancient Priest sthood, he Isl stou,
. = defender of the immortal aud sublime truths
, of Christianity Boston Transcript.
q The style of DR.. HRBBE, though write.
i ing and animated sometimes even eloquent
:. and sublime. York Sun.
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