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This edition, edited by DR.. VIM Smith, is
distinguished by correct text, the verifca-
ton Of the references to ancient writers and
corrective and supplementary notes. DIR.
Smith says the text is a reprint from the last
quarto edition corrected by the author. The
original work was in six quarto volumes, the
FIRST of which appeared in 17T6, the second
and third in 1871, and the last three in
1873. The later editions of the first vol
umes differ considerably from the earlier
ones. The first edition of the three last
volumes were revised by Gibbon. DIR. Smith
has in this edition made one important change.
/ He has arranged the references to ancient
writers in Gibbons notes so as to refsr to the
editions of the works of those'writers not in
use. whereas Gibbons references were to old
and extinct editions. This change will be Of
great value to the student in history. lie has
ided also. in the form of notes, the advances
that have been made in historical knowledge
since GIbbon wrote. The researches of Nieb-
uhr. SaviGny, and the other great phiiologers
and lursts OF Germany the Investigations OF
modern Oriental scholars and the discoveries
IN the East, have thrown q new and uuex-
pected light upon many OF the SUBJECTS com
pretended in Gibbons vast work. On this
subject the editor says: p" 1t wouid be easy
to multiply notes to any extent; but the
present editor has thought It right TO conhne
his remarks to the correction of the positive
errors of Gibbon. and TO give such additional
| information as the progress of our knowledge
requires. He conceiyes it to be the duty OF
ar editor, in annotating work ike the
Decline aud Fall OF the Roman Empire,
| to which the author himself app nded very
numerous notes, to BE- as brief as possible, to
restrict himself to the statement OF 1acts, and
| to reserve the expression of his opinions Tor a
| substantive work Of his own" lie editor
has prefixsd to this edition, which is the most
elaborate and convenient in form yet issued,
the autobiography of Gibbon. A much more
copious index to the history than has yet ap-
peared is given at the end of the work.
! ENGLISH MEN OF LETTERS Edited by John Morley.
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A. l. Bancroft & Co Cowper, Chaucer vols.
The life of Cowper and the sketch of his
times is by Adol Plus William Ward. 1t is
one OF the most exhaustive of the volumes of
this admirable series Mr. Ward admits that
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| Chaucer Society. The book, though embrace
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tiers, and these treat respectively Of Chaucer's
| times Chaueer's life and works the charac-
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| epiIogue. to which is added brief glossary.
| The second volume of the series. now at hand
is '' Cowper. by Goodwin Smith" This essay
gives us an outline of the poets early life /;
treats of him at Huntingdon. where, at 50,
he was stranded, bankrupt and desolate; OF
| Cowper at Olney, and Of the indiosolubie tie
| formed between him and Mrs. Uuwin The
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| Mrs Uawin, whose purltanlsm led her
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