Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-05-24

"Thsy should find place in every Americans Library
ANNoUNCEMENT TO THE AMERICAN
N PEOPLE.
On the first of December will be commenced
THE ENTIRE { WORKS SsT ks OF 5fPA0SED EDITION OF
j. FENIMORE COOPER,
With all his Latest Corrections and Revisions entitled
THE PEOPLTS EDITION.
ELABORATE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR, UNIFoRx
VOLUME.
volume will be published on the ls and 18th of every
month until the series is completed. Elegantly
printed on superb paper, manufactured
prcssly for this edition, and bound in
embossed CLOTH in tasteful
and uniform style. Price
for each volume,
ONE DOLLAR.
Since the death of usrous novelist the author of
The Spy" his merits have been largely BY the
critics of all countries and his rank may be considered
definitely settled 1t is agreed that he is only the
GREATEST and most NATIONAL OF our own writer's but that
he is of the class of Cervantes lie Sage Shakespeare
Goethe and Scott whose displays of genius in literature
entftle them to universal and immortal popularity.
Mr. Cooper 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
hree classes he has had troops Of imator but equal
and it is confessed that he in of them approach
able.
Says the Edinburgh Review "Tbe empire of the sea has
been conceded to him by accamstion 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"
VICTOR HUGO the greatest OF contemporary roancss and
critics. declares that Cooper creator indeed "a prod
gous genius and elaborate review of his works as
sers his superiority to Scott This is the 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 aracveness Of his
productions.
The undersigned who the propetors of the copy
rights of all the NOVELS TALES Mr. COOPER propose
to issue edition of them containing all his latest correc-
tons and improvements to be called THE PEOPLES EDI-
TI0N. 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
counrymen who, in the selection of their libraries have
regard both for literary excellence. and the cultivation of
truly and diguifed national character.
The Peoples Edition will be issued paper of the same
size quality that used for the sstti of the
Works OF Irving and in similar style sbinding and the
will be sold at the extremely low price of One Dol
lar EACH which 20 per cent lower than that of the works
of any copyright author presented in the excellent
manner. The volumes will be published 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
method Of bringing it within the reach of all classes thus
afording TO the less af1uen opportunity to avail them
selves OF the privilege of securing for very moderate
sum- the most beautiful and the perfect the Com
pee Works Of j. Fenmore Cooper that has vet appeared
STRINGER Il To WNSEND, Publishers
... No. 222 Broadway, New York
Orders executed by all Booksellers Idec22