Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-09-19
Very Valuable History.

thentac accounts OF erery nation
of cncient and modern times,
and including a History Of the
rise and fail Of the Greek and
Roman Empires, gro,eth Of Eu-
rope; C,usddes, the FeudalSytem,
the Refoymation, the discovery
and SetHemeatof the Neu World,
etc, ETC., BY james ID. CdJc.
Published by the National Pub
fishing Company, Of Philadelphia
Pa. Chicago, III, St. Louis, Mo
and Diyton, Ohio.
tits q well known fact that the
great mass 0: the people are com
PEELED to rely, for their knowledge
Of history, upon tie outline works
designed for schools, which by
their very nature are brief and OH
Is intended for the com prehensior
OF children There has long been
felt genuine want Of more e
Elaborate History OF the World
covering the whole period from
the creation to the present dav,
and presenting 10 succint and
entertaining form the history of
the various nations Of the world
This demend we are happy to say
is being met ia The Pictorial His
tory Of the World" a work which
/ is destined to t,ke rank as a stan
dard history. 1t is from the per
OF JANIS D MBCABE, a Well known
historical writer, wao has devoted
| ears Of study and research to the
production of this great. wcrk
The book is literally what it pro
fesses to be-a complete history
of the world-lor i gives a clear
and concise account Of every na-
ton that has ever lourished upon
the globe. The history Of eaclI
country is related separately, and
III the clearest and most compre-
hensive manner, and the deeds of
all the great actors in The events
Of ancient and modern bietosy
are brought before the reader in
the most vivid style. Ancient
history is related in full, and the
accounts Of the Middle Ages, The
usades, and the great nations
Of modern times are equally COM
plete and interesting. There is
not dry page in the book. LII
as fascinating as romance, and
at the same time one OF The most
valuable books of reference ever
published. We are constantly
called upon to discuss the great
questions of history, and the wars
and qparrels of the nations Of the
old world require US to be contin
ually refreshing our historical!
knowledge. So many discoveries
have recently been made, so many
of the old ideas and traditions
have been exploded and shown to
be mere myths and legends. that
the subject of history may be SAID
to be almost entirely new, and he
who was well informed twenty
years ago will find himself unable
to ditcourse intelligibly upon his
tiorical subjects now unless he ha.
kept mp with the advance of his
toiicAl research.
The mechanical execution If
the book fully slstlins the high
reputation Of the publishers. Il
contains 1860 large double columns
pages, and over $50 e. cravings
illustrating the events recorded il
the narrative, embracing battles
and other historical scenes; por
traits of the great men of ancient
and modern times, and views of
the principal cities Of the world
The engrayings IN this book ART
genuine works of ant, and were
made at a cost Of over $25, 600
The great number and high char
acter of these engruvirgs II axe il
the most valuable art publication
of the century. A prominent
feature of the work is full HIS
tory Of the acar betaCee,s Ratssid
and Turkey.
This is the most complete an0
valuable History of the World ev
er published, and the price is SC
low that every one can afford to
purchase copy. 1t is sold BY
subs, ription only. and Rev. j. r
Sharpe, the authorised agent for
this section, is canvassing fer it.