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&The Greatest Biography Of the Age"
now READY;
THE LIFE OF THOMAS JEFrERSON,
By HENRY S. RANDALL, LII. H..
I'm three voIumes. octave.


sons own hand writing.
This Is, in every sense, an authorized work. il
was undertaken under he appreciation Of his fam
lily. and with an unreseryed access to all the pri
yate papers OF Jefferson ia their possession ant
has received the benefit of their recolIectons ant
opinions at every step.
The work contains the expressions Of Jefferson OF
every great public question which arose, from hi
advent To public life TO his death-a period of abou
60 years, and embracing tho whole FORMING periot
Of the Republic. 1t contains Jefcrson's hereto
fore unpublished family spundence; selection
from nus hnest letters state papers, etc
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
No other Life OF Jefferson ever publshedprob
ably nome that ,oiH be pubished--can bear any
comparison TO this in thoroughness fuilness Of in;
cldent and conscientious fidelity.
This biogrs ply has evidently been labor Of love
and the years of patient assduous toll 1t has cost
have been given with ungrudging, nntiring enthu-
siasm.-LN. Y. Tribune.
Atlength the public have Life of Thomas j eff
fcrson that is not only fascinating, and therefore
sure to be popular. but that will stand the es-
sential historical test-that of accuracy and truth-
fulness. IL IL seen that the groundwork Of the
the highest order. To gather 1t has been the work
OF years. Wcwould not compare this volume wit b
that inimitable and incompatible biography of
BOSWELL and yet so faithful is the porraiture that
Jefferson il made to draw Of himself that his ma
ture, his very soul, Ia deliniated with distinct
ness not unlike that in which johnson stands out
in the pages of Boswell.-[ Boston Post.
Imbaed with that enthusiasts tic admiration Of his
subject, without which biographer is rarely sue
cessfnl, Mr. Randall nevertheless does not seek to
hide whatever faults he may find, either from him
self or from the reader. He paints he picture as
Cromwell insisted his should be painted, "warts
and all. The picture gains by this in life-hke
coloring, without losing any of it's majestic pro-
portions.-t Albany Eve. Jour.
No one who runs, however casually. over this
work will fail to be satisfied that Mr. Randall has
cd las, IL.
nation about Jefer son, that he has had access to
sources hitherto UNEMPLOYED and that he has done
more than Was ever done by any before him to
illustrate the personality of that great statesman.
IN. \. Eve. Post.
We have read with delight Mr.. Randall's capti-
ating details of Mr.. Jeferson's personal his tory
which he has ssdulously gathered, and admirably
grouped together, from great variety Of authentic
sources, hitherto unexploreu Out Of the TEN pting
richness of his materials, the able and clear
author has constructed a book, at most en-
pertaining and iEsructive--one that should be
studied by every patriot Of the land.-[ Richmon
Enquirer.
There can be only one opinion to the ability,
general impartiality and industry which Mr.. Ran
dali has brought into combination in the compost
ton Ct this biography. nc has
worthiiy executed . much wanted book.-rPhila.
delphia Press.
twill take place among the choicest classics of
American literature, and be consulted by every fu-
ture historian of this country Philadelphia Eve.
Bulltin.
We like 1t because it neither conccals, palliates
exaggcrates, nor distorts, but approaches in every
instance, and in every aricuar, the career Of the
noble chafssfsr whose opinions have done so much
TO shape the domestic and foreign policy Of the ia
ton he contributed so greatly tocail int
IN. o. True Delta.
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