The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-05-05
An Universal History:

From the infancy Of Mankind TO thepresent time
Bug. c. HEBBE, L. l. ID. .N0,c ready the
first volune, bound in cloth. Price 81, ,75--and
to be continued IN monthly parts until finished
-fue numbers forming vOlunle.-25 cents
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The author Of this work seems to have had in
constant view the cesb'a treatise of Ladan-
show history ought to be written" Truth in
its severity, and in its manly state, the
chief muses. and graces to which he has done obe4
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.
ume 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, attested by
the revelations of modern discovery. The recent
researches in phraneoogy, by ',hevalier Bunsen,
and 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 tina. 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 judicous and
laborious pen ofDr. HEBBE. To such as cannot
command the leisure for more systematic course
Of study, this work proves eminenty important
| and valuable, since when completed, it will form
compendlous library of universal history, the
most accurate and complete extant, and written
| sIac fNE hn an
In regard to the literary execution of this work,
we have spoken as the numbers appeared. but not
as fully as its merits deserve. Now, on re-exam.
ination, 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 Iangusge.-.W. Tribune,
The author of the Universal History, now in
publication, judging from the portion oft 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 10 whom we look for solid records
as facts, but those who have gone beneath the sur
face of events and tracked the source of politica
conv ulsons by a thousand ways back to the hid
den heart of some great principle. Graham.
Magazine.
DR.. HEBBE, by avaing himself Of the light
which the Egyptian heroIogists and other inves
tgators of antiquity have shed the earliest his
tory of man by of authority and by hi
acute judgment, his clear philosophy. his deer
sympathy with humanity, and his enthusiastic
love for his favori,e study, has produced wha
may be termed in many respects an original his
tory of the infant nations of the world The worl
is written in the most enlarged and liberal spirit
and while the author rejects the superstitons Of
the ancient Priesthood, he is a stout defender O
the immortal apd sublime truths of Christianity
Boston Times e.f
The style of DR.. HEBBE, though written in
tongue foreign to him, is always flowing and ami