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"There is a constant liveliness in the narrative, which makes its charm perpetual. The student of history may get precise and valuable information from volumes which will carry along the mere novel-reader fairly to their close." — Boston Daily Advertiser.

"It is with more than common gratification we call attention to this remarkable work,- perhaps the most remarkable work, taken altogether, that has yet issued from the American press." New York American.

"We look upon these volumes with perfect delight. Exegi monumentum!' may well be the exclamation of Mr. Prescott; for he has indeed erected a column, from which decay's effacing fingers' will strive in vain to remove the record of his honorable fame."-National Gazette.

"Mr. Prescott has given us a work of the highest historical character; a work of profound and original research, destined to take its place among the great English masterpieces in that department of literature,-by the side of Robertson, Hume, and Gibbon." — National Intelligencer.

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"The subject possesses an American interest. It embraces the period when, by the discovery of our continent, the two worlds became permanently connected. *** A bright day is certainly dawning on American literature. We are sure public opinion will give, as its verdict, that Mr. Prescott has done honor, not to himself only, but to his country; and that his work will maintain a distinguished place among the best historical productions of the age." — Washington Globe.

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"No work of magnitude from the American press has ever met with a more cheering reception, both at home and abroad. In less than six months, four editions in this country and in England have been exhausted, and we now have another edition even more elegantly printed than the first. We consider this work as of national consequence, and we are sure that national credit is to redound from its extensive circulation abroad."— Philadelphia U. S. Gazette. Among the fruits of these studies, the admirable work now under consideration, taken in all respects, holds the first rank. We do not believe that there can be found, in the whole range of modern English writers, a work which exhibits a more minute and lynx-eyed investigation of facts and circumstances than is to be found in the present volumes; and in every page, we have been reminded of that untiring patience and careful discrimination, which have given celebrity to the great, though not always impartial, historian of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire." -New York Review.

"Decidedly the most beautiful volumes issued from the American press. The engravings, the title-page, the paper, and printing, are in the highest style of the art, equal, in fact, to almost any London specimen book, though the price is not half customarily charged abroad.". Waldie's Select Circulating Library.

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"This remarkable and important work is the production of an American. Too much credit cannot be given to Mr. Prescott for the manner in which he has executed his laborious and important task. No reader but will be touched by the simple manner in which he alludes to its temporary suspension. The work is, however, now complete; and the valuable History is one without which no historical library can be complete." - London Literary

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"Mr. Prescott's work is an honor, we will not say to the literature of his country, but of the age.' -New York Evening Post. "A work which reflects lustre on the country, and to which a high rank in the great historic school of the English language especially rich as it is in Spanish subjects has already been accorded. Such are some of the views which present themselves as we read this honest and beautiful record, from rare and authentic sources, of a period rich in revolutions, discoveries, and conquests, distinguished by most remarkable personages, new to the English, and indeed to the continental reader, and to us of America, bearing a peculiar interest, from the connection which it first established between our world and the Old.". United States Magazine and Democratic Review.

"Mr. Prescott, in regard to both accuracy and candor, has done more service to the cause of Spanish history than any Englishman prior to the present century. We do not even except the famous work of Robertson. He has had advantages which were denied to his predecessors; and glad are we to perceive that he has employed them to good purpose. He has produced a book, which, whether for industry or ability, cannot easily be surpassed.". London Athenæum.

"Reading the text alone, one can enjoy a clear, fascinating narrative that has the interest of romance, mingled with political reflections, that, to a right mind, have an interest far higher than romance. Western Messenger.

"To say that Mr. Prescott is faultless, would be absurd; but to say that he has fewer faults than most writers of modern history, is to say the truth. He has availed himself of the fruits of his laborious researches and patient investigation to instruct and to delight. In a word, the book is a credit to the country of the author, and will, as an historical production, create an era in its literary history." - London Times.

"It is a finished and beautiful specimen of good literature — of that literature which will constitute one of the memorable points in the mental progress of our country."― New York Sunday Morning News.

"The ability with which this work has been conducted to completion will command for it a high character as a literary production, and any country, however distinguished its literature, might justly be proud of it." · Richmond Enquirer.

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"We have found the work as entertaining as a novel. If we give to the world many more such books as this and Bancroft's History of the United States,' we shall have earned an undisputed claim to the title of Literary Emporium,' which has been bestowed upon us, 'half in earnest, half in jest.' Boston Courier.

"All these are elaborately detailed by a writer of the rarest power and eloquence. In beauty of composition, Mr. Prescott is at least equal to Robertson, while in accuracy and research he very far surpasses him. To be without such a work as the present, would be a reproach to any English library." London Naval and Military Gazette.

"Mr. Prescott has been more impartial than we could have imagined, though there are occasional outbreaks of republicanism, which do not meet our own opinions; but every way he has succeeded in preserving a most absorbing interest, and we cannot find fault with the length or structure of the work. The style is condensed, vigorous, and manly, and there are episodes that we might compare with some of the most beautiful works of the great historians who have preceded Mr. Prescott, no less even than Hume, Robertson, or Gibbon." London Torch.

HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, from the Discovery of the American Continent. By GEORge Bancroft. 4th Edition.

From the Gottingen Review for March 31, 1836, written by the celebrated historical Professor HEEREN.

"We know few modern historic works, in which the author has reached so high an elevation at once as an historical inquirer and an historical writer. The great conscientiousness with which he refers to his authorities, and his careful criticism, give the most decisive proofs of his comprehensive studies. He has founded his narrative on contemporary documents, yet without neglecting works of later times and of other countries. His narrative is every where worthy of the subject. The reader is always instructed, often more deeply interested than by novels or romances. The love of country is the Muse which inspires the author; but this inspiration is that of the severe historian, which springs from the heart."

Review in the North American. By GOVERNor Everett. "A history of the United States, by an American writer, possesses a claim upon our attention of the strongest character.

"It would do so under any circumstances; but when we add that the work of Mr. Bancroft is one of the ablest of the class, which has for years appeared in the English language; that it compares advantageously with the standard British historians; that, as far as it goes, it does such justice to its noble subject as to supersede the necessity of any future work of the same kind; and if completed as commenced, will unquestionably forever be regarded both as an American and as an English classic."

From the National Intelligencer, Washington.

"Here is an original History, the production of a profound scholar, an enlightened and philosophic mind, and untiring research. "Mr. Bancroft's work will be read with interest and profit by every one who loves his country.

"It is a work that will establish his own reputation, and add to the literary reputation of his country. It is to be hoped that his laudable undertaking will be liberally patronized by his countrymen."

By DR. PALFREY, in the North American Review.

"To the excellence of Mr. Bancroft's great work, still in progress, we bore our testimony, at length, on the appearance of its first volume. The voice of scholars and of the public, at home and abroad, has confirmed the judgment there expressed of its rare merit. The completion of this work, which will take a permanent place among classical histories, is looked for with impatience by every lover of the country and of letters."

From the Southern Religious Telegraph, at Richmond.

"The style of the author is easy, unconstrained, purely English, and elevated, corresponding with the dignity of his subject. The talent and fidelity commend the undertaking to the liberal patronage of the public. A work reputable to the literature of our country, and useful as a rich source of valuable knowledge to its millions of free and enlightened citizens."

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From the Philadelphia National Gazette.

"BANCROFT'S HISTORY. This gentleman [Mr. Bancroft] is one of the most accomplished scholars and writers that our country has produced; and reliance may be placed as well on his literary diligence and patriotic zeal, as his general intellectual qualifications. Magnitude in every sense distinguishes his present undertaking; his subject, as he remarks in his preface, has grandeur and vastness; but he possesses capacity and energy to compass and fill it out. The labor of research, collation, and arrangement, however arduous and tedious, will not exceed his powers nor overawe his spirit; - all that may be required externally is just attention and credit from the public for what he shall have accomplished as he sends forth his work in successive parts. Mr. Bancroft can have access to the best sources of information in every quarter, and he is versed in all the foreign languages from which materials may be drawn."

From the Boston Courier.

"We have read these volumes with pleasure and profit. The second, which is now before us, appears to have been written with greater care, if possible, than the first. Finding that volume quoted as authority, and his research and honesty extolled, it is possible that Mr. Bancroft became sensitive, and decided no doubtful point, in the second, but after the most close and repeated investigation. "Such a work is worth the reading, and merits the applause and the remuneration which a liberal, an enlightened, and a patriotic people will bestow."

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From the New York American.

"We consider it a source of congratulation to the whole nation, that so accomplished a scholar, so patient an investigator, and so eloquent a writer, has undertaken the much needed task of writing a worthy history of these United States. In the volume before us, we see abundant evidence that, while truth will at any expense of labor in ferreting it out from the original authorities, instead of relying, as is so common, upon the copies of copies - be fearlessly spoken, no prescription of time or great names will be allowed to sanction error. It will be received, we feel well assured, as a worthy offering to his country, from one of her able and qualified sons."

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From the Journal of Commerce.

"We are ere long to have, what we never have had as yet, a good, and at the same time a copious history of the United States. In the specimen before us, Mr. Bancroft has shown himself admirably qualified for the undertaking, by an easy and flowing style, patience of research, and faithfulness of delineation. Every page, almost, exhibits evidence of careful investigation."

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