Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-04-20
PLAN OF THE WORK

Since Sir Walter Raleigh soaced his nprisonm ant
iii the Tower by the composition of his History Of
Athe World" the literature OF England has Yet
Il ach eve,; the work which he left unfinished. Their,
q have been Universal Hisores,' from the bulk Of
encyclopedia to the most meagre outline, in which the
annals of each nation are separately recorded but
without attempt trace the story Of Divine ovi
dence and human progress in one connected narrative
1t proposed TO supply this want by work condensed
enough keepit within reasonable siZe but yet so
full be free from the dry badness of epitome
The literature of Germany abounds in history-such
gas those of Muller Schlosser, Karl Won Rotteck,
Duncker, and others-wlch at once prove the demand
Il for such book, and furnish models in degree,
for its execution. But those great works are
Z what deficient in that organic unitg which is the
Nchief aim of this ssHistory Of the World"
The study ofour whole race. like that OF each sepa.
z rate nation has "a beginning, middle, and an end "
4 The story propose follow from its beginning in
the sacred records and from of in
the east-through tile successive Oriental Empires
the rise liberty and the perfection OF heal hen polty,
arts, and literature in Greece and Rome-the chanSe
which passed the face of the world when the light
SofChrisanity sprung uphe origin and first appear
of those barbarian which overthrow both d
y visions of the Roman mpethe annals of the States
y which the Empires ruins including the pic
uresGue details of medieval history, and the steady
progress of modern liberty and cvizationand the
extension of these influences by discovery, conquest
colonization and Christian MISSIONS to the rcnioest
Eregions of the earth In word separate histories
reflect the detached of human action and suffer-
ing aim is to bring into view the several parts
q which assuredly form great whole, moving on
awards under the guidance of Divine Providence, tothe
q unknown end ordained in the Divine purposes
y No pains will be spared to make this history scholar
ke in substance and popular in STYLE 1t will be foun
ded the best authorities, ancient and modern, org
4 nal and secondary The vast Progress recently made
historical and critical ons the results OBJ
tanned from he'modern science of comparative phil
Zoology and the discoveries which have laid open new
of in formation concerning the east afford such
afacilites make the present fit epoch for our I'M
s dertakng.
The work will be divided into three Periods. each
complete in ITSELF and will form Eight Volumes in
gDeny Octave.
q I-ANCIENT HISTORY, Sacred and Secular; from the
gCreaton to the Fail of the Western Empire, in A. D.
5476. Two Volumes.
y H.-MEDiEvAL HISTORY, Civil and Ecclesiastical ,
sfrom the Fall ofthe Western Empire to the taking Of
: Constantinope by the Turks, in A. D. 1853. Two
4 Voumes.
1II-MoDERN HISTORY, from the Fall of the Byzan-
3 time Empire to times. -Four Volumes.
1t will be published in vols, Price in CLOTH
$3.50 per volume. Sheep $3.50. Half morocco, $500
Z Volume now ready.
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