Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-08
"hagnarok,"

Mr.. Donnelly's new book, with this title,
seems to be meeting with great success.
We extract the following notices of it from
the newspapers of the country:
SIT must be conceded that a consensus of
traditions has deep significance, and lifts
the theory advanced out of the region of
improbability, to say the least. The book
is likely to provoke much research, crit
icism, and general thought Chicago
Inter Ocean.
sit is bold enterprise, and its very
boldness gives it a peculiar fascination.
The vast range of the survey and the
multitude of witnesses of every age and
cline which the author passes in review
yield the reader decidedly new sensation
something like that of taking a voyage
round the earth in mid-air." -HOme Jour
nal
sIt is impossible to withhold respect for
the ingenius logic and industrious schol-
arship which mark its pages. Chicago
Tribune.
"This theory is set forth with the
dexterity and earnestness with which IN
previous work the author tried to prove
the whilom existence of the tabled Allan
tbs, and it is equally certain to rouse the
curiosity and enchain the attention of
large body of readers."-N. Y. Sun.
''Whatever may be the judgement coll
corning the scientific value of Mr.. Donnel-
| lys 'Ragnarok,' no one can read it with
out thrill of excited interest. It has
primevaI sensationalism. "-BOStOn 1rGUet-
Ter.
'The work is marvellous if true, and
frr7a ,; - EOTti-
more Day.
"AH is interesting, seemingly plausible,
and certainly informing.'-BoSton Com
HsOnayeaIth.
"Wholly interesting, and in some re-
spects as thrilling and as entertaining as
the most absorbing romances. "-BOSton
Gazette.
'Ragnarok,' the new book by Ignatius
Donnelly, is, if possible, more startling
than his Atlantis boston Transcript.
''The book altogether is, perhaps, the
most interesting one of the year.'-Hart-
ford Times.
at is as Interesting and fascinating as
novel; Christian at Work.
"a vast amount of curious information
has been gathered into its pages, Gin
cinnati Gazette.
SIN this remarkable volume Mr.. Don
nelly, with an originality and vigor OF
which we had taste in Atlantis uncere-
moniously knocks in the head all the
elaborate theorizing as to the glacial period
and other scientific forms of argument,
and bodily proceeds to prove that the world
owes its various physical changes to col
lisions with comets, more or less terrific II
force, and to the calamitou5 and long
continued visitations of snow and flood
and fire, the result of the encounter."-
Troy Times.
''It is a lively mixture of scientific fact
and mythical romance, all woven round
that great event which, whether by Data
clysm or by a rain Of fire and gravel,
clothed the skeleton of earth with an outer
covering of inhabitable soils, and it is
book which will repay curious attention"
Baltimore Sun.
sThe book shows astonishing industry
in its array of circumstances to maintain
its theory, and if readers cannot be Cob
WINGED by it they will at least be enter
tanned" philadelphia Bulletin.
ga work of peculiar power and interest"
-Nor1ctch Bulletin.
probably few readers will be so carried
away by his novel hypothesis, and the rea-
sonings marshaled to establish, as to ao-
cept the conclusion. But all will be enter
tanned IN a review of the great mass of
facts, both physical and legendary, which
he brings forward, and find their minds
stimulated by this notable bit of special
pleading Mail and Express.
HE has buttressed his opinions with so
many authorities, has brought so much
collateral evidence to bear, and his notion
is so original and striking, that one can
not but be entertained and fascinated by
it."-UticG Herald.
''This seems to be an extravaganza sup
position, but the reader will be surprised
at the plausibility with which it is made
out, and Mr.. Donnelly's book will certainly
be a great scientific sensation. ''-PhiIadel-
phG0 North american.