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A clergy. man of the Church of England has imperious doubts upon tome of the fundamental points of the creed he has sworn to main tain, end the story hinges upon the struggle between his sense of rectitude and his dread of poverty if he resigns his living. The story is tol•i with great energy and some eloquenc.?.."—Atlsenenai. " Amberhill ' appears to be intended as a lesson against weakness of character, over-lust of wealth, and disregard of re lieion. In point of manner the book belongs to the school of ' Jane Eyre: The writer has one great quality for fiction, that of commanding the attention of the reader."— Spectator. " Many of the incidents of the tole are wild, and will please those who dislike the insipidity of ordinary domestic novels. The reader cannot fail to become interested in the fortunes of the passionate and werm.hearted Lilian."—Literary Gazette. 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