Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-05-20

"They should lind place in every Americans Library
INVOLVEMENT TO The AMERTCAN
N PEOPLE
On the first of December will be commenced
IMPROVED EDITION OF
THE ENTIRE WORKS OF
J. FENIMORE COOPER,
With all his Latest Corrections and Rerisions entitled
THE PE0PLTS EDITION.
WITH AN ELABORATE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR,
voLUxE.
volume will be published the LIST and 18th of every
month until the series is completed. Elegantly
printed on superb paper, manufactured ex-
prcssy for this edition, and bound in
embossed cloth, in tasteful
. and uniform style. Price
for each volume,
--..--- One DOLLAR.
Since the death of ustrous novelist the author Of
The Spy" his merits have been largely canvassed by the
critics of all countries and his rank be considered
definitely settled II is agreed that he is only the
and most NATIONAL of our writer's but that
he is of the class of Ceramics LIE Sage Shakespeare
Goethe and Scott, whose displays of genius in literature
entitle them TO a universal and immortal popularity.
Mr. Cooper the originator of three distinct classes of
novels those which illustrate modern nautical experience
those which deal with revolutionary history and
those OF Indian and pioneer life in this country In these
hree classes he has had troops of mtaors equal
and is confessed that he is in of them approach
able.
Says the Edinburgh Review: "he empire of the sea has
been conceded him by acclamaton and in the lonely
desert untrodden prairie among the savage Indians
scarcely less savage settlers all equally acknowledge his
dominion. Within this circle none dares walk but he"
VIcroR HUGO the greatest of contemporary romancss and
critics. declares that Cooper is creator indeed "a prod-
gous genius and in elaborate review of his works as
sers his superiority to Scott This the tone of the most
approved criticism of continental Europe.
In this country, Washington Irving Edward Everett
BRYANT Prescott Bancroft and others of the highest au
thOrity in such matters in acknowledging the
amazing power spendor beauty and atractveness of his
predictions.
The undersigned who the proprieors of the copy.
rights of all the NOVELS TALES Mr. COOPER propose
to edition of them containing all his latest correc
tons and improvements, to be called TIL PEOPLES Ed
TON The extraordinary of their other editions
does not permit them TO doubt that this announcement
will be received With the highest qualification by all their
countrymen who in the selection of their libraries have
regard both for literary excellence and the cultivation of
truly and dgnihed national character.
The Peoples Edition will be issued paper of the same
size and quality that used for the esni edo of the
Works of Irving, and in a similar style Osbnding and the
will be sold at the extremely low price of One Dol
of any copyright author presented in the excellent
manner The volumes will be published on the FIRST
and FIFTEENTH of every month, commencing with the
month of December until the entire series is completed
making in all Thirty -Four Volumes.
This carefully revised edition will be more handsomely
printed than any of the preceding editions. The semi
monthly mode of publication has been adopted the best
method of bringing within the reach of all classes thus
afordng the less auent opportunity avail them
selves Of the privilege of securing, for very moderate
su the most beautiful and the most perfect of the Com
pe Works of Fenmore Cooper that has yet appeared
STRINGER i TOWNSEND, Publishers,
No. 222 Broadway, New York.
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