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BEGINNERS OF A NA TION. A History of 

 the Source and Rise of the Earliest English Settlements in 

 America, with Special Reference to the Life and Character of 

 the People. The first volume in A History of Life in the United 

 States. By EDWARD EGGLESTON. Small 8vo. Cloth, gilt 

 top, uncut, with Maps, $1.50. 



" Few works on the period which it covers can compare with this in point of mere 

 literary attractiveness, and we fancy that many to whom its scholarly value vill 

 not appeal will read the volume with interest and delight." New York Evening 

 Post. 



" Written with a firm grasp of the theme, inspired by ample knowledge, and made 

 attractive by a vigorous and resonant style, the book will receive much attention. It 

 is a great theme the author has taken up, and he grasps it with the confidence of a 

 master." New York Times. 



" Mr. Eggleston's ' Beginners ' is unique. No similar historical study has, to our 

 knowledge, ever been done iq the same way. Mr. Eggleston is a reliable reporter of 

 facts ; but he is also an exceedingly keen critic. He writes history without the effort 

 to merge the critic in the historian. His sense of humor is never dormant. He ren- 

 ders some of the dullest passages in colonial annals actually amusing by his witty 

 treatment of them. He finds a laugh for his readers where most of his predecessors 

 have found yawns. And with all this he does not sacrifice the dignity of history for 

 an instant." Boston Saturday Evening Gazette. 



" The delightful style, the clear flow of the narrative, the philosophical tone, and 

 the able analysis of men and events will commend Mr. Eggleston's work to earnest 

 students." Philadelphia Public Ledger. 



" The work is worthy of careful reading, not only because of the author's ability as 

 a literary artist, but because of his conspicuous proficiency in interpreting the causes 

 of and changes in American life and character." Boston Journal. 



" It is noticeable that Mr. Eggleston has followed no beaten track, but has drawn 

 his own conclusions as to the early period, and they differ from the generally received 

 version not a little. The book is stimulating, and will prove of great value to the stu- 

 dent of history." Minneapolis Journal. 



"A very interesting as well as a valuable book. ... A distinct advance upon 

 most that has been written, particularly of the settlement of New England." New- 

 ark Advertiser. 



" One of the most important books of the year. It is a work of art as well as of 

 historical science, and its distinctive purpose is to give an insight into the real life and 

 character of people. . . . The author's style is charming, and the history is fully as 

 interesting as a novel." Brooklyn Standard-Union. 



" The value of Mr. Eggleston's work is in that it is really a history of 'life,' not 

 merely a record of events. . . . The comprehensive purpose of his volume has been 

 excellently performed. The book is eminently readable." Philadelphia Times. 



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