The Opelousas courier., 1882-02-11
The Worlds Cyclopedia Of lis
tory.

The first volume Of this great cyclo-
pedia is announced to be ready in a
few days. If it reaches the standard
indicated By its prospectus it will be
altogether unrivaled in it's magnitude,
com prehensiveness, and scholarship,
and at the same time will be placed
easily within the reach even of any in
dustrious laborer. Instead of being
made up of brief sketches by unknown
authors, as are commonly the historical
portions of encyclopedias, it will con
tain, unabridged, the great standard
works of such authors as Green, Ma
caulay, Grots, Carlyle, Gibbou, Guizot,
Mommsen, and others. A very COM
prehensive alphabetical topical index,
covering all the works embodied in the
cyclopedia, will make ready consulta-
tion upon any subject convenient, and
will group together such wealth of
knowledge and interest as will surprise
the ordinary reader and delight the
profound student. Specimen pages
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Typography. good paper and good
press work. Each volume will contain
about 1000 large, double column, octa-
vo pages, and will be sold at the amaz-
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the English People; Carlyle's History
of the French Revolution SchilIer's
History of The Thirty Years War;
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of the World, all for S125. No pay
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with the privilege of examination be-
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MACAULAY's LIFE OF FREDERICK THE
GREAT.-This is a remarkable book i,
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Other announcements, with specimen
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. DrED-Near Opelousas. Feb. 5, 1882
Mrs. AZEMA DUPRE. NEE BAraud. con