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@The Greatest Biography Of the Age" "
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the LIFE OF THOMAS JErrE~sor
BY HENRY $. RANDALL, LII D.
I'm Three vslumes, octave.

By HENRY s. RANDALL. Ii. D.
I'm Three voiumes, octave.
TINS work contains upwards of 1000 pagss /,
printed on fre paper, and Handsomely bound
IN various styles. Ii 10 Illustrated by several en-
cravings on steel. and numsrous far mi,es 10 on
the former are two Ane portraits of Jefferson. The
fac similes embrace. amoug sthers, the cririna
draft Of the Declaration of Independence Ia Jefer
son's own hand writing.
This IL, in every sense. an authorized work; Ii
vas undertaken under the appreciation Of his fam
liy. and with unrescrved access to All the pri.
vate papers Of JeGsrson In their possession and
mas ieceived the benefit Of their recoilcctons and
The work contains the expressions of Jefferson on
eyefy great pubiic question which arose, from his
advent to public HE to his deatla period Of about
oo year, and embrAeing the whole YoanIsG period
or tne nePebi1c 1t contains Je6erson's hereto
fore uapnhahhed family correspondence selections
from his finest letters state papers, etc.
OPINIONS oFTHE PRESS.
No other Life Of j. ederson ever pubiished--prob
Ably none that ever sH be pubhshrd--can bear an
comparison to this In thoroughness fuliness Of in
cdent and conscientious fidelity. .
This bogrs ply has evidently beoa labor Of love,
and the years Of patient assduous toll IL has cost
nave oeen given With nngrudgng, antiring enthu-
Atlength the public have Life of Thomas JET.
ferson that Is not only fascinating, and therefore
sare 20 ee popular, but one that win stand the
scntial historical test that of accuracy and truth
fuinsss ~ ~ seen that the ground work Of the
whole 10 authentic cotemporary material and OF
the highest order. To gather Il has been the work
VI years. Wewould mot compar q this volume " it'll
1nat inimitable and Incompatible biography of
Boswell and yet faithful Ia the that
JeGerson 10 made to draw Of himself, that his ns-
turo, bis very soul, is doliniated with dstipct-
ness not unlike that in which johnson stands oat
/ in the pages OF Boswel.--I Boston post.
hat tkaAsa tsn. ..f.~t~ L..
subject, Without which hiograrher is rarely sue
cessful Mr.. Randall neyerthe less does not seek to
hide whatever faults be may find, either from him
self or from The reader. lie paints his picture as
Cromwell insisted bis should be painted, warts
and all" The picture gains by this in ife-like
colorinE, without losing any of its majestic pro-
portions.-( Albany Eve. Jour.
No one who runs, however casually over this
work, will fsilto be satisfied that SIR. kanda has
added very largely 10 the worlds stock of iufor-
nation about Jefferson, that be has had access 10
sources hitherto unexplored, and that be has done
more than was ever done by any one before him 10
illustrate the personality of that great sstesman
We have read with delight Mr., RardalPs capti.
asing details of Mr.. cfcrson's personal history. !.
which he has ssduiously gathered, and admirably
grouped .ogssher from great variety q authentic
sources, hitherto unexpiored. Our OF the tempting
richness Of bis materials, the able and clear
author has constructed book, at once nlost en-
ter,aining and instructve--one that should BE-
STUDIED py every patriot OF the land. d.-i kichmoN
Enquirer
I There be only one opinion as to the ability,
| general mpartiality and industry which Mr.. Ram
dali has brought into combination in the oom posi-
| tion of this biography He has
worthiiy executed much wanted book.--lPhila-
/ delphia Press.
! twill take place among the choicest classics Of
American literature, and be consulted by every fu-
ture historian Of this country Il Philadelphia Eve.
\ Bullitin.
We like IL because II neither coneeals palliates
exaggeraics, nor dstors. but approaches, in every
instance and In every articular the career Of the
noble character whose opinions have done 80 much
10 shape the domes tie and foreign policy Of the ns-
tion he contributed so greatly tocall inte xstence.
IN. 0.True Delta.
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