The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-24
A Very valuable History.

A Very valuable H1siOry'
The Pictorial History of the World,
embracing full and authentic ac-
counts of every nation of ancient and
modern times, and including a His.
tory of the rise and fall of the Greek
and Roman Empires, the growth of
the nations of Modern Europe, the
Middle Ages, the Crusades, the Feu-
dal System, the Reformation, the dis
covery and settlement of the New
World, etc, etc, by James d. McCabe.
Published by The National Publish
ing Co., of Philadelphia, Pa, Chicago,
ILL.,, St. Louis, Mo-, and Dayton, Ohio.
1t is a well-known fact that the
great mass of the people are compell-
ed to rely, for their knowledge of his
tory, upon the outline works intend
ed for the use of schools, which by
their very nature are brief and only
designed for the comprehension Of
children. There has long been felt
q genuine want of more elaborate
History of the World, covering the
whole period from the creation tothe
present day, and presenting in a
succinct and entertaining form the
history of the various nations Of the
world. This demand we are happy
to say is being met in "The Pictorial
History of the World" a work which
is destined to take rank as a Stan
tdards sHistory.,;Itisft from The pen, Of
tJames D. McUsoe,. .awell4khown "a ms
torical writer, who has devoted years
Of study and research to the produc-
ton of this great work. The book is
literally what it processes to be-a
complete History of the World-for
! it gives q clear and concise account
of every nation that has ever flourish
ed upon the globe. The history of
each country is related separately,
and 10 the clearest and most COM
prehensive manner, and the deeds of
all the great actors in the events Of
ancient and modern history are
brought before the reader in the most
vivid style. Ancient history is rela.
ted in full, and the accounts Of the
Middle Ages, the Crusades, and the
great nations of modern times, are
equally complete and interesting.
There is not a dry page in the book.
1t is as fascinating as a romance, and
at the same time one of the most
valuable works of reference ever pub
lished. We are constantly called up
on to discuss the great questions of
history, and the wars and quarrels of
the nations of the old world require
US to be continually refreshing our
historical knowledge, So many dis
coveries 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 discourse in
telligibly upon historical subjects
now unless he has kept up with the
advance of historical research.
The mechanical execution of the
book fully sustains the high reputa.
tion Of the publishers. 1t contains
1860 large double.column pages, and
over $50 fine eugravings, illustrat-
ing the events recorded in the mar.
rative, embracing battles and other
historical scenes; portraits of the
great men of ancient and modern
times, and views of the principal
cities of the world. The engravings
in this book are genuine works Of
art, and were made at cost Of over
$4,000, The great number and high
character of these engravings make
this the most valuable art publica-
ton of the century, A prominent
feature of the work is full History
of the late War between Russia and
Turkey,
This is the most complete and val.
liable History of the World ever pub
lishcd, and the price is so low that
every one can afford to purchase n
copy. II is sold by subscription only
and Mr.. Arthur Edwards, who is The
authorized agent for this section, is
now cOnvassing for IL,