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8The Greatest Biography Of the Age" "
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THE LIFE Of THOMAS JEFFERSON.
BY HENRY s. RANDALL, LII. D.
I'm Three ve,umes. Octavo.

I'm Three Volumes, octave.
YSH1S work contains upwards Of 1000 pages, /,
- printed on fEc paper, and Handsomely hounc
IN various styles. In is iilustrAted by several en-.
graTtngs on steel, and numerous Fac SMILES among
Ihe FORMER are two fne poftraita Of Jefferson. The
iac stmiies embrace, among sthers, The oriRnn
draft of the Declaration Of Independence In Jeifer
sons own hand writing.
This IL, In every sense, an authorized work; IL
was undertaken under the Appro ba tior Of HIS fam
lily. and with an unreserved access TO all the pri
vAte papers Of Jedereon In their possession and
has received the bensdt Of their recollections and
opinions ct every step.
Ihs work suntAins the expressions Of Jefferson on
every greas public question which arose, from his
advent 70 psbiis hfs 70 his dsaaa period Of sbout
o0 Year,, and embfAcing the whole YoGMIHs period
OF the hspsblie. II contains Je6crson's hereto
fore unpubiishAd family eorYespondsnce; selections
Ho" nn AnsssPso letters, state papers, etc.
OPINIONS OF THE PREsS
No other Iife Of Jefferson ever pubiished--prob
ably none that ever riH be publshed--can bear any
oonparison 70 this 10 thoreu ess fulness Of in
TS;a TsSsns Mo. ..a ~ esSscaen..ous naehy.
and the ysan Of patient, assduous toll IL has cost
have hsen given with ungrudging, untiring enthu-
siasm.-[N. y. Tribune.
Atisngsh the public have Life Of Thomas JET
Ierson that II not only fascinating and therefore
sure 70 ee popular, but that viii stand the es-
senftAl historical tssthat Of accuracy and truth
fuaAsse. tis sscn that the groundwork OF the
whole ts authentic cotemporary material, and OF
the hishsst order. To gather It has been the work
Of years. We wosld not compare this volume With
that inimitable and Incompatible biography OF
and yet 20 faithful IL the portrnisure that
Jefferson 10 made to draw Of himsen. that his ma
tare, his very soul il delinlAtcd with distinct
moss not unlike that In which johnson stands GU,
in the pagss Of Boswel.--I Boston Post.
Imbusd with that snthusiasti admiration Of hi.
subject, without which hiogrApher 10 rarely suc-
cessful, Mr. Randall nevertheless does not seek to
hide whatever faults he may and, either from him
Cromwell insisted his should be painted, "wsrts
and ALL" Tho picture gains by this in lifo- like
coloring, without losing any OF its majestic pro-
portions.--l Albany Eve. Jour.
No one who runs, however casually. over thil
work will fail 70 be sstishsd that Mr.. Randall has
added very largely TO the worlds stock OF infor-
nation about Jefferson, that be has had access Ia
sources hitherto uncxpaorsd. and that he has done
more than was ever done by any enc before him to
illustrate the personality or that great statcsnan
IN. Eve. Post.
We have read with deli ght Mr.. RAndall's oapti-
ating details Of Mr.. Jeferson's personal history
which he has ssduiously gathered, aad admirably
grouped together, from great variety Of authentic
sources, hitherto unexpiofed. Out Of the tempting
richness Of his materials the abe and clear
author has constructed hook, Mt once most en-
tertaining and instructiye--one that should b.
studied by every patriot Of the land d.-l Richmonl
There can be only one opinion as to the ability,
general impartiaiity and industry which Mr.. kan-
dali has brought into combination IN the compost
tion VI this biography. He has
worthiiy executed mnch wanted boek.--[ PhilA.
delphia Press.
twill take place among the choicest classics Of
American literature, and be consult.d by every fu-
turr historian Of thiscountry II IpLladtlphiaE Eve.
Buitin.
We like 1t because 1t neither conceals, pAlliAtes
exaggera'os nor dstorts, but approaches, in every
instance, and in every articuar, the OF the
noble character whose opinions have done so much
10 shaps1he domestic and foreign policy Of the ma
tion he contributed greatly tcaii into existence
In. q. True Delta.
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