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aThe Greatest Biography of the Age" "
ROW REApY:
THE LIFE OF THOMAS yErrEnsor
BY HENRY S. RANDALL, LII. D.
I'm Three vslunes. octave.

'T'his work contains upwards Of 1000 pases Il,
printed on me paper, and handaomely bosna
70 various styles 1t Ia illuatrated BY several en-
grsvtngs on steel, and numerous fec sin lies: suops
sne forner are two Gne portraits Of Jefferson. The
iac smiies embrace, among sthers, the original
drsft OF the Declaration Of independence In JeisY.
son own hand writing.
Ibis q, in every sense, an authorised work ; II
wAs undsrfakcp under the APPRECIATION of his fam
ny. and With an unreserved access to all the pri
vafe papers of Jefferson In their possession /; and
has rccsved the benefit Of their recollsctlons and
opinions st every step.
every great public question which arose, from HE
sdvent 70 pusc life to his dsAth-a period Of about
co years, and embracing the whole roanIHe period
q the kspsbiio. II contains JsGersonss hereto
.ore family correspondence selections
fom his finest published letters state papers etc.
OPINIONS or THE PRESS.
NO other Life Of e6erson ever published-prob
ably none that ever will be pubhshsd--cap bear any
os, TO sh 10 shoroagAness. fainss. Of In
This biosFs ply has evidently been labor of love,
snd the years of patient, assduous toll il has cost
hsve heen given with ungrudging. un,iring enthu-
siasm---tN. Y. Tribune.
fesson that IL not only fascinating and therefore
sure TO be popular, but one that viii stand the e.
scntial historical test-that Of accuracy and dtruth-
fuiness II 10 seen that the grosnd-vsrk Of the
the highest order. To gather {, has been the vork
Of years. We would not compar this volume with
that ininitabjs and ineom parable biography Of
Boswell. and yet 90 faithful 10 the portrsiiure that
Jenerson is made to dr.. Of himself that his ns-
tare, his very soul, 10 deiipiated with distinct
ness not unlike that in which johnson stands out
in the pages of Boswell ~ Boston Post.
Imbscd with that snth usiast tic admiration OF his
subject, without which bieErapher 10 rarely sae-
cessful, Mr.. Randall nevertheless does not seek 70
hide whatever faults he may 6nd, either from him
self or from the reader. He paints the picture a.
Cromwell insisted his should be painted, "warts
and all" The picture gains BY this in life like
coloriug, without losing any Of its majestic pro-
portions.-[ Albany kve. Jour.
No one who runs, however casnAlly, over thir
work, will fai1to be satisfied that Mr.. Rsuds has
added very largely to the worlds stock Of infor-
nation about Jefferson, that be has had access tc
sources hitherto unex plcred and that he has done
mors than was ever done by any before him TO
illustrate the personality Of that great statesman
IN. Y Eve. Post.
We have read with delight Mr.. Randalls capt,.
ating details Of Mr.. Jedcrson's personal history,
which be has ssdulously gathered, and admirably
grouped together from great variety Of authentic
sources, hitherto unexplored. Our Of the tempting
richness of hts materials, the able and clear ehtsd
suthor has constructed a hook, 1T once most en-
tertaning and instructive--ene that should be
studied BY every patriot Of the hnd.-[ Richmon
Enquirer.
There can be only one opinion as to the ability,
kcuciai bMpAFtiAitt hHu tuuustTY Nufcn Mr. RAD
dali has brought into combination in the compost
tion of this biography He has
worthily executed much wanted book.-TPhiia-
delphi. Press.
II will take place among the choicest classics Of
American literature, and be consulted BY every fu-
tnre historian of thiscountry IL Philadelphia Eve.
Bullitin.
We like II because II neither conceals, pailiatss,
exaggerAses, nar distorts. but approaches In every
instance, and in cveYy articuiar the career Of the
noble charactsr whose opinions have done so much
to shape the domestic aud foreign policy Of tho na-
tion he contributed greatly tocall ints xstence
IN. 0. True Delta.
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