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THE LIFE OF THOM IL JErrERsON.
BY HENRY s. RANDALL, LII. D.
In Three Vaiunas. 0ctnYo.


In Three vpiunss, octave.
rIsHIs work contai1D upwards Of a,oeo pages ia
printed on 6nc paper, and handsomely bound
cravings ON stee and numerous fac SMILES am on
the Former are too fine portraits OF Jefferson. The
lae stmiles emsaee, among sthers, the srginal
arait of the Dsehration Of independence In Jeffer-
sons own hand writing.
This Is in every sense, an authorised work 1t
vas undertaken under he approba tion Of his fam.
ny. ana with IN unrescrved access to ali the pri-
sAte pspsfs of Jefferson In their possession and
nAs received the benefit Of their recollectong and
opinie0 1T every step.
IM work contains the expressions of Jefferson on
every great public question which arose, from his
70 public life to his deatha period of about
oo yeen, and embracing the whole voRnIHo period
OF the Republic. 1t contains Jenerson's hereto
fore unpublished family correspondence selections
from his nnest published letters state papers, etc.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
No other Life OF Jefferson ever published-prob
ably none that ever will be pubiished-can bear any
to this In thorough sss fullness Of in
etdent and conscientious fidelity.
Ihis bogrs ply has evidently been labor Of love,
and the years Of patient assduous toll it has cost
have been given with unErudging, antiring enthu-
| stasm.-tN. Y. Tribune.
| Asiensth the public have Life Of Thomas JEFF
ferson that not only fascinating, and therefore
sure 10 be popular, but one that win stand the es-
ssntiAl historical testthat of accuracy and truth
fulness. IL 10 seen that the groundwork Of the
| Whole is authentic eotemporary material, and Of
the highest order. To gather IL has been the work
Of years. We would not conn par this volume with
that inimitable and incompatible biography Of
Boswell and yet faithfui is the portraiture that
Jefferson 10 made TO draw Of himself that his ma
ture, his very soul, is deiiniated with distinct
ness not unlike that in which johnson stands out
in the pages Of Boswell.-l Boston Post.
! Imbsed with that enthusiastic admiration Of HE
subject, without which bogrspher is rarely sue
AAS fnt Mr. Rnn Hall kat2 ara.
hide whatever faults be may hnd, either from him.
self or from the reader. lie paints he picture as
/ Cromwell insisted his should be painted, "warts
and all" The picture gains by this in iife-Ike
coloring, without losing any of Its majestic pro-
I portions.--I Albany Eve. Jour.
No one who runs, however casually. over this
work, will fail to be satished that Mr.. Randall has
added very largely to the worlds stock Of iufor.
nation about jefferson, that he has had access To
sources hitherto unexplored, and that he has done
more than was ever done by any one before him 70
illustrate the personality Of that great statesman
/ ~ N. i Eve. Post.
We have read with ght Mr.. Randali's cspti-
ating details of Mr.. Jefsrsou's personal history,
which he Hos ssdulousiy gathered, and admirably
grouped togsthsr, from great variety Of authentic
sources, hitherto nexpiored Out Of the te ptinf
richness OF his materials, the able and clear irhtsc
i author has constructed Z book, at most on.
tertaining and instruetive--one that should bs
studied BY every patriot Of the hnd.-( Kichmon
Enquirer.
i There can be only one opinion a. 10 the ability
]. general impartiaisy and industry which Mr.. Ran
dali has brought into combiasticn In the compost
tion Of this biography. He has
worthily executed . much wanted book.--fP PhilA-
delphis Press.
II Ii viii take place among the choicest elassics o4
American literature, and be consulted by every II.
ture historian of this country IL Philadelphia Eve.
Bu1itin.
We like 1t because il neither concesls, palliatss,
exA9gerases nor distorts but approaches, in every
instance. and in every articular the of the
noble character whose opinions have done much
to shape the domestic and foreign policy Of the
ton he contributed greatly tocail lnts xistence
4 IN. o. True Delta.
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