"Only a writer who had distinguished himself as a student of Egyptian and Assyrian antiquities could have produced this work, which has none of the features of a modern book of travels in the East, but is an attempt to deal with ancient life as if one had been a contemporary with the people whose civilization and social usages are very largely restored."--_Boston Herald._ "A most interesting and instructive book. Excellent and most impressive ideas also of the architecture of the two countries and of the other rude but powerful art of the Assyrians, are to be got from it."--_Brooklyn Eagle._ "The ancient artists are copied with the utmost fidelity, and verify the narrative so attractively presented."--_Cincinnati Times-Star._ _A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY_, from 1775 to 1894. By EDGAR STANTON MACLAY, A. M. With Technical Revision by Lieut. ROY C. SMITH, U. S. N. In two volumes. With numerous Maps, Diagrams, and Illustrations. 8vo. Cloth, $7.00. "The field is comparatively new, and Mr. Maclay has brought to his task patience, assiduity, and patriotism.... Maps and plans, and a great number of illustrations, add value to the book, which is designed to be a permanent and useful contribution to historical literature."--_New York Observer._ "While the author has had the assistance of Lieut. Roy C. Smith, U. S. N., in preparing those parts of his work which are necessarily technical, he has wisely refrained from confusing the general reader by an undue parade of technicalities.... The narrative proceeds in a clear, concise, and vigorous style, which very materially adds to the character of the work."--_New York Journal of Commerce._ "The author writes as one who has digged deep before he began to write at all. He thus appears as a master of his material. This book inspires immediate confidence as well as interest."--_New York Times._ "A most conscientious narrative, from which wise statesmen may learn much for their guidance, and it certainly is one of absorbing interest."--_New York Commercial Advertiser._ "Mr. Maclay is specially qualified for the work he has undertaken. Nine years has he devoted to the task. The result of his labors possesses not only readableness but authority.... Mr. Maclay's story may be truthfully characterized as a thrilling romance, which will interest every mind that is fed by tales of heroism, and will be read with patriotic pride by every true American."--_Chicago Evening Post._