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ENOUNCEMENT TO THE AMERICAN
IA ~. PEOPLE.
va On the FIRST Of December viii be commenced
A NEw IMPROVED EDITION OF
TIE ENTIRE WORKS OF
j. FENIMORE COOPER,
With ell his Letest Corrections and Revisons entitled,
THE PEOPLT'S EDITION.
WIN An ELABORATE AUTHOR, IN ONE UNIFoRA
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Since The death of lustTlouS novelist the author of
be Spy his merits have been largely canvasSed BY the
critics Of all countries and his rank now be considered
as definitely settled 1t is agreed that be is not only The
GREATEST and most NATIONAL Of our own writers but that
he is OF the class of Cervantes, lie Sage Shakespeare,
Goethe and Scott whose displays Of genius in literature
enle them to q mi 7ersal and immortal popularity
M 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
ree classes he has had troops OF ltstors but no equa!
and is confessed that &c IN none OF theU aPproscn-
able.
been conceded TO him by accamaton and IN the lonely
desert untrodden PRAIRIE among the savage Indians or
scarcely less savage settlers all equally acknowledge his
dominion Within this circle none dares walk but he"
HUGO the rOIDancIstS ana
critics declares that Cooper creator, indeed "a pTcd
o;s genius and in elaborate review OF his works
Ts his superiority to Scott This is the tone of the most
approved criticisJno of continental Europe.
Ia this country Washington Irving Edward Everett,
BRYANT Prescott Bancroft and others of the highest au
h5ritv in such matters, in acknowledging the
eazing power spendo beauty aud attrEctveDess of his
productions.
The undersigned who the prcITetoTs Of the copy
rights of all the NOVELS TALES Mr. COOPER propose
to issue an edition of them containing all his latest
tons and improvements to be called THE PEOPLES EDI
TION The extraordinary success OF ther other editions
does not permit them 10 doubt that this announcement
will be received With the highest qualification by all their
countryneu who IN the selection Of their libraries have
regard both for literary excellence, and the cultivation Of
truly and digu6ed national character.
The PEOPLES Edition will be issued on of the
size and quality that used for the efSi don of the
Works Of Irving and in similar style binding and the
volume will be sold at the extremely low price OF One Dol
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of any copyright author presented in the same excellent
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making in all Thirty-Four Volumes.
This carefully revised edition will be more handsomely
nrinted than any Of the preceding editions. The semi
monthly mode of publication has been adopted the best
aording the less aueut opportunity to avail them
sum the most beautiful and the perfect set Of the Com
pIee Works Of j. Fenmore Cooper that has yet appeared
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