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On the first Of December will be commenced
A NEW AND IMPROVED EDITION OF
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]. FENIMORE COOPER,
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Suce the death of ustrOus novelist the authOr OF
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GREATEST and most NATIONAL of our own writer's but thai
he is of the class of Cervantes LIE Sage Shakespeare
Goethe and Scott whose displays OF genius IN literature
entite them TO a universal and Immortal popularity.
Mr. Cooper was the originator Of three distinct classes OF
novels those which illustrate modern nautical experience
those which deal with our own revolutionary history and
those of Indian and pioneer life in this country In these
three classes has had troops of imtatOrs but no equal
and 1t is confessed that he in none OF them approach
able.
RSays The Edinburgh Review "The empire of the has
been conceded him by acclamation and in the lonely
desert unrodden prairie among the savage Indians or
scarcely less savage settlers, all equally acknowledge his
dominion Within this circle dares walk but he
VIroR HUGo the greatest Of cotemporay roancsts and
critics. declares that Cooper CREATOR indeed a prod
ous genius and elaborate review OF his works
sers his superiority to Scott This is the tone oil the most
approved criticism OF continental EAsope.
In this country, Washington Irving, Edward Everett,
BRYANT Prescott Bancroft and others OF the highest au
tbority in such matters concur in acknowledging the
amazing power spendor beauty and arse7eness OF his
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will be received with the highest qualification by all their
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regard both literary excellence and the cultivation c
tTlIy and dignifed national character.
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