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distinguishing features in Sir Walters character The
author is evidently thoroughly mbued with admiration
and love for the talents and memory OF the subject OF bis
book and is therefore the more ut 10 accomplish his
task well. Lockbars Life Of Scout be exceed
as biography, but il is volumnous for universal cir
culauon. To supply a work which would give true
and sufficiently detailed account OF The events, and aboIs,
and character OF the greatest novelist and most pfohc
author of his day. and 10 small compass 10 be IN
every ones reach, the design OF the author and
design which he has very successfully accomplished
The reader is brought quite into the presence oil the
" Great Unknown, 90 as almost to hear the genial
versalon the pleasant song, and the humorous stories
which made him so famous companion. MI Mac Leod
has not undertaken any criticism OF the spirit and ten
dency OF his writings. OF their comparative merit.
wisely leaving such inquiries TO the kindly feelings OF his
numerous admirers.
The book is got up in chaste style. embeshed with
AN engraving OF Chanry's bust OF Scott and the
paper and type good and clear rejecting credit on
the euterprising and liberal publisher whose name.
though so new in the world Of letters is already so
| widely and fayoraby known.
| The London Quarterly Revisc No. CLXXXIII January.
| 1853. American edition. Vol. XXAlX, No. l. New
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Story; The Closter Lite of Charles v; The Memoirs Of
Wordsworth, and the article upon Meteors.
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