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THE STANDARD LIBRARY. 



THEIR STERLING WORTH. 



OF OJRITICS. 



Life of Cromwell. 



NEW YORK SUN: 



" Mr. Hood's biography is a positive 

 boon to tue mass of readers, because it 

 present a more correct view of the great 

 soldi'?: Utan any of the shorter lives 

 pub'l-.Juil, whether we compare it with 

 South'.'.y'a, Guizot's, or even Forster's." 



FACIFIC CHURCHMAN, San 



Francisco : 



" The fairest and most readable of the 

 numerous biographies of Cromwell." 

 GOOD LITERATURE, New York : 



" If all these books will prove as fresh 

 and readable as Hood's ' Cromwell,' the 

 literary merit of the series will be as high 

 as the price is low." 

 NEW YORK DAILY GRAPH- 

 IC: 



"Hood's ' Cromwell' is an excellent 

 account of the great Protector. Crom- 

 well was the heroic servant of a sublime 

 cause. A complete sketch of the man 

 and the period." 

 CHRISTIAN UNION, New York : 



"A vajuable biography of Cromwell, 

 told with interest in every part and with 

 such condensation and skill in arrange- 

 ment that prominent events arc made 

 clear to all." 



SCHOOL JOURNAL, New York: 

 "Mr. Hood's style is pleasant, clear, 

 and flowing, and he sets forth and holds . 

 his own opinion well." 



EPISCOPAL RECORDER, Phil- 



adelphia : 



"An admirable and able Life of Oli- 

 ver Cromwell, of which we can unhesi- 

 tatingly speak words of praise." 



NEW YORK TELEGRAM: 



"Full of the kind of information with 

 which even the well-read like to refresh 

 themselves." 



INDIANAPOLIS SENTINEL, 



Ind. : 



"The book is one of deep interest. 

 The style is good, the analysis searching, 

 aiuLwittadd much to the author's fame 

 as an able biographer." 



THE WORKMAN, Pittsburgh, Pa. : 

 " This book tells the story of Crom- 

 well's life in a captivating way. It reads 

 like a romance. The paper and print- 

 ing arc very attractive." 



NEW YORK HERALD : 



" The book is one of deep interest. 

 The style is good, the analysis search- 

 ing." 



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Science in Short Chapters. 



JOURNAL Of EDUCATION, 



Boston : 



" ' Science in Short Chapters ' supplies 

 a growing want among a large class of 



bnsy people, who havo not time to con- 

 sult scientific treatises. Written in clear 

 and simple style. Very interesting and 

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