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ThE LIFE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON
BY HENRY s, RANDALL, LII. D.
In Three Volumes, octave.

WIS work contains upwards Of 1000 pares. /
= printed on fine paper, and Handsomely boun,
IN safioaSstyles. IL Is illustrated by several en-
gfayings on steel, and numerous fac SMILES anon
snc iormer are two 6ne portraits Of Jefferson. Th
FAC aimi!es emhraee, among sthers. tho sririna
draft Of the Declaration OF independence in JsfTer
sons own hand writing.
/ Ibis ~ IN every sense, m authorised work; 4
sas undertaken under the appreciation Of hi. fam
ny. ana with an unrcserved access to all the pyi
sate papers OF Jefferson in their possession nnf
mas received the benefit Of their recoiections and
opinions at every step.
The work contains the expressions Of Jefferson on
every great public question which asuse from his
advent 70 public life 10 his deatha period Of ahout
ov years, and embracing the whole vonnIse period
OF the Republic. IL contains Jehcrsor's hereto
Iore unpublished fsmsly correspondence; selections
from his finest publis letters state papers etc.
OPINIONS Oh THE PRESS.
NO other Life Of Jefferson ever publishe hei-~prob
ably none that ever nfu b. prblshsa-~ean hear an
com raTisoH TO this 10 thoroughness fuInes u In
cldept and conscientious Gaeiity. D
lhls hiogrt ply has evidently heen labor of love
and the years Of patient asrduous toll IL has cost
nave been given with ungradging, untiring enthu.
sissm.-IN. Y Tribune.
Atlength the pablic have Life Of Thomas Jef.
ferson that IL not only fascinating md therefore
sure :" be popular. but that viii stand the e.-
sentiai historical testthat of accuracy and truth
fulnest ltis seen that the ground werk Of the
~hois 10 authentic cotemporary material. and OF
the highest order. To gather Il ha, been ,he voyt
Of years. Wewould not conpart this yo,um. vi,h
lnat inimitAhle and incompatible biography al
Eos we'll, and yet faithfniis the portraitur thai
Jefferson 10 N ade to draw Of himself that his ma
.afe, hls very soul, Il del,nisted with distinet-
ness not unlike that in which johnson stands out
IN the pages of Bosweli.--( Boston Poet.
imbaed with that enthusiastic ad miration Of his
subject, without which biograpber ID rarely sue
oessfui, Mr. Randall nevertheless does no. seek 10
iHa ~ hat En..lf L.. n
self or frnm the reader. He paints the picture A
Cromwell insisted his should be painted, awarts
and all. Ihc picture gains by this in life like
coloring. without losing any Of it's majestic pro-
PORTIONS Albany Eve. Jour.
No one who rims, however casually over this
work, will failto be sktisAed that Mr. Randall has
added very largely TO the worlds stock Of infor-
nation about Jefferson, that be has had access 10
sources hitherto unexpiored, and that be has done
more than was ever done by any one before him 10
illustrate the personality Of that great statesman.
--lN N. j I've. Post.
We have read With delight Mr.. Randalrs c.pti-
ating details Of Mr.. Jefsrson's personal history.
which ne has ssduiousiy gathered. and admirably
grouped together, from great variety Of authentic
sosrccs, hitherto unex plorsa Out Of the teuptinr
richness OF his materials, the able and clear
author has constructed hook, at once most en-
tertaining and ins,ructive--oBe that should be
Enquirer.
There can b. only one opinion a. 10 the ability.
general impartisiiiy and industry which MIR. Ran.
dali has brought into combination in the compost.
tiun of this biography. He IA,
worthify executed much wanted beok.--fPhiIa-
delphia Press,
twill take place among the choicest classics Of
American literature, and be consulted by every fu-
tur. historian Of thiscountry ~ IPhiadeiphia Eve.
Bulltin
We like II because il neither eoneeals, palliates
exaegrrstes nor dstorts. but approaches, In every
instance, and IN every srtiouar, the Of the
noble character whose opinions have done so much
y shape me domestic and foreign policy of the
tion he contributed greatly tocail ints xistence
IN. o. True Delta.
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