Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-05-11

"Ihey should find place in every Americans Library"
Daniel Webster
NNoUNCEMENT TO THE AMERICAN
N PEOPLE.
On the first Of December will be commenced
A NEW AND IMPROVED EDITION OF
THE ENTIRE WORKS OF
With all his Latest Corrections and Reysons, entitled,
THE PEOPLTS EDITION.
WITH AN ELABORATE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR,
volume will be published on the LIST and 18th of every
month until the series is completed. Elegantly
printed superb paper, manufactured ex-
prcssly 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 canvessed bv the
critics of all countries and his rank may be considered
as definitely settled IL agreed that he is not only the
GREATEST and most of WRITER'S but that
he is of the class Of Ceramics LIE Sage Shakespeare
Goethe and Scott whose displays OF genius in literature
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 this country In these
hree classes he has had troops of mators but equal
and it confessed that he is in none of them approach
able.
= Saws the Edinburgh Review The empire of the has
been conceded him by acclamation and in the lonely
desert untrodden prairie among the savage Indians
scarcely less savage settlers all equally acknowledge his
dominion. Within this circle dares walk but he"
VIToR HUGO the greatest of contemporary romancsts and
critics. declares that Cooper creator indeed "a prod-
ous genius" and elaborate review of his works as
serts his superiority Scott This is the the most
spproved criticism of continental Europe.
In this country, Washington Irving, Edward Everett
BRYANT Prescott, Bancroft, and others of the highest
thority ia such matters, concur in acknowledging the
amazing power spendor beauty and atractyeness Of his
productions.
The undersigned who the proprietors of the copy
rights of all the NovEs TALES Ma COOPER propose
to issue an edition of them containing all his latest coTrec
tons and improvements to be called THE PEOPLES EOI
TION The extraordinary of their other editions
does not permit them to doubt that this announcement
will be received with the highest qualification by adj their
countrymen 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
size and quality that used for the ene, ed the
Works of Irving and similar style oEbndng and the
volume 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
making in all Thirty-Four Volumes.
This carefully revised edition will be more handsomely
printed than any of the preceding editions. The semi
method of bringing within the reach of all classes; thus
afordng the less aiuen opportunity avail them
selves Of the privilege of securing for very moderate
sum- the beautiful and the perfect of the Com
uee Works of j. Fenmore Cooper that has ret appeared
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