Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-08
NEW PUBLICATIONS

William Kinglake. Vol. I. New York
Harper & Brothers, 1868
The stirring accounts Of the war in the
Crimea, Of the bloody battles of Alma and
Inkcrman, and of the capture of Sebastopol
by the combined French and English forces
after many months Of suffering and vaior
undergone and displayed by the assailants,
and Of obstinate resistance and an almost
unhcard Of display Of engineering resources
on the part Of the defenders, arc yet fresh in
the memories of most Of our readers. To
all such, especially to all who desire a more
thorough knowledge Of the origin and con-
duct Of that war than they could get from
+ the newspapers and magazines Of the time
from the celebrated letters of Mr. Russell,
the correspondent; Of the London Tunes, and
other writers on the spot, who, writing for
the columns OF journal or for tine immc-
diatr Qualification Of friends could only de-
scribe what they saw or relate what they
gathered "a hurried knowledge Of, from very
imperfect sourccs-thc work before as must
prove one If very great interest. We under
stand the author TO have been present in that
memorable campaign. and 90 have been
warm personal friend Of Lord Ruglan. Of the
English Conmanler-iu-Chcf during the
fore part the most trying rllt Of that me
mJmilc campaign n seems lsm the au-
thos .tltcmeut in tle Introduction, that at
an early day DE- determined. OF was dcsi-nat-
cd by che friend of Lord Raglan TO write
this history. Grhe av th7ts7 carly as ls56,
Lady Raglan placed iu his hands the whole
mass Of papers AnI they appear o, have
been y,iv eztea.il. and importantly which
Lord Raglan hal with rim1' thc time of his
death. o- the express purpose Of assisting
him iu tn vlgk IT, ai>1 received from
multitude .r .,ur.o.. personal and oficial,
English. French, and Russian, information
on almost .,ry point whore information WIS
ueelfh for r., clmrle-enaaof the narrative,
OF the discussion of ttc cause, Of events
and apparently III, subject has been the en-
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