Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1881 — George Eliot's Romola. [ARTICLE]

George Eliot's Romola.

- A timely interest is given, by the death of the author, to the new edition of her masterpiece, “Romola," just issued by the American Book Exchange, New York. It ahow; her work at its best and strong est, and at the same time gives the reader the opportunity to acquire a lasting familiarity with the scenes and society of mediaeval Italy. It is one of the few really great historical novels of the world. It is issued in handy and beautiful form, extra cloth binding, simple but rare ele gance and taste in design, aud like the other issues of the “Literary Revolution’’ its cost is almost nominal, via., 36 cents. It is one of a scries intended to form a library of classic fiction, which will include one representative and characteristic work of each of the great authors who have won lasting fame in the realm

of fictiun. Life is too short and too full of work to permit the reading of ali that is beautiful and valuable in these creations of the imagination, but even very busy people can find time to read one book by each of tho score of authors who have woo immortal fame and place in tbe affections of the people. Not to be aeqaain tod with them is to he ignorant of attach that j$ most important aud most interest ing in ths history of aationa and of men. Not to possess them is to be deprived of most fruitful and profitable sources of en joymeut. Among those issued er nearly ready are: Scott’# “Ivauhoe," Bulwer’a ‘ Pompeii," Irving’s “Knickerbocker Cooper’a “Mohicans,” “Tom Brown at “Adventure* of Don Quixote 1 ' and “Uarda, a Romance of Ancient catalogue of standard publications will be sent on request, by the American Book Exchange, Tribune BoDdteg, New Yerk.