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PEOPLE.
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A IMPROVED EDITION
THE ENTIRE WORKS OF
J. FENIMORE COOPER,
With all his Latest Corrections and Revisons emit He'd,
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GREATEST and most NATIONAL of writer's but that
he of the class OF Ceramics, lie Sage Shakespeare,
Goethe and Scott whose displays OF genius in literature
entitle them to universal and immortal popularity.
Mr. Cooper the originator of three distinct classes
novels those which illustrate modern nautical experience
those which deal with our own revolutionary history and
those Indian and pioneer life in this country 10 these
three ne has had troops Of imat0rs but equal
and is confessed that he IL in none OF them approach
able.
Saws the Edinburgh Revicw "The empire of the sea has
been conceded TO him by acclamaton and in the lonely
desert unrodden PRAIRIE among the savage Indians
scarcely less savage settlers, all equally acknowledge his
dominion Within this circle none Gares walk but he.
VICTOR HUGO the greatest of cotempOFary rOmancsts and
critics. declares that Cooper creator indeed prodi
serts his superiority Scott This is the of the
approved criticism of continental Europe.
In this country, Washington Irving, Edward Everett
Bryant Prescott, Bancroft and others of the highest
thority in such matters, acknowledging the
amazing power sPendor beauty and atrsctyeness Of his
productions.
heundeFsigned who the proprietors of the copy
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edition of them containing all his latest coTTec
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does not permit them to doubt that this
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regard both for literary excellence and the cultivation of
truly and dignGed national character.
The Peoples Edition will be issued psDer of the same
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method Of bringing within the reach of all classes; thus
aordng the less atueEt opportunity to avail them
selves Of the privilege Of securing for yery moderate
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plete Wors of j. Fenmore Cooper that has appeared
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