The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-09

no THE HOME; OR FAMILY CARES AND FAM.
Observation-Disclosures speedy appearance Of these vol
after The Neghbors" is sufficient proof of the
of that work Indeed the evidences of this
cess been unequvocal to have escaped any
and perhaps would be difficult 10 decide which has been
most gratfed by it, the author or translator The most
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the press and the English public has not only gone with
grateful delight to my heart evidence that what
is sound and good, come whence it may, will be
heartily welcomed by my proud and noblecountry
but hast flown rapid winds to the North, and given
charming surprise to the excellent authoress Before the
copy which Ihad requested my publishers to forward to
her had reached Stockholm, Miss Bremen had received
various letters from her countrymen in London, conHra
tuating her and themselves having seen The Neigh
bors" receive such handsome neighbours fare" in the
literary circles there
No feeling is dear to the heart of author who ia
conscious of writing for the Improvement well the
pleasure of his fellow men, to find the sphere OF his
usefulness suddenly, and as it were by miracle, immeas
ureably wldened To learn therefore, at that she
was not only read and beloved in England but that with
in month after its appearance in London, The Neigh
bors reprinted in the great United States newspaper
"The New World and dfused all over that vast coun
try and read in the widest regions Of the back woods
while good edition was rapidly passing through the
gence Indeed the high estimation in which the Itera
ture of England is held in the North, makes proud
circumstance to any one to he introduced INTO IT, ant
says with her usual modesty, on this subject England
har rik ubdad roman tteratur, och nina skrf
ter oemna fulla afbrer att jag knapp orsar
huru- the fastdious, refined society Of Engand-kan
smalta dessa nordska ra-amnen ~ England possesses
literature rich, fully developed and my
writings unequal and full OF faults that can hard
ly understand how the astdous, refined society OF Eng
land can digest these rude, Northern materials.
But letters from all classes of English society and from
the members Of the very highest shew me how enthus
atically these have been welcomed good
husbands have far and wide been compmented by their
wives with the agreeable names of-Bears.
As "The Neighbors" might be regarded as a sau.ary
picture of newmarried life "The Homen think, will
be found equally charming and useful picture OF fan
lv Iurip tb. nf tha A slxetrh nj
home discipline, in which is seen, how without great
worldly fortupe extraordinary events deep interest
may gather about group of individuals and how faults
and fangs, and diversity OF dispositions, which without
the great saving principles love end good sense made to
harmony affection, and moral culture mort charming to
contemplate.
am not intending any more than the amiable author
ess herself, to present these az fauless stories.
We must remember that they the product OF nation
possessing tastes in respects different to ours yet
still in the msin extremely kindred in feeling as in Ian
guage. Miss Bremen descr bes them to people o.
ahghly intellectual spirit OF strong impulses but some
what unsteady in following them out vi Ssvenskar arc
EFT folk Of staka impulser ostadigt uorande Mer
jag will 81 fran mig upa mitt folk Delta folk har or
rik och djupnnig ande" II will be that they, like
the Germans and like ancestors in the days oil thu
Tudors and suarts sery fond OF acting accnes and
surprises in family life striking instance Of which II
these volumes, is that where the Franks returning
from Axeholm received by the Father and jacob
an inn, in the disguise of landlord and waiter.
may be az well to state here that the title oil Excel
lence the highest one the princes Of the blood IL
Sweden II is indeed sort Of order of merit his conne
to twelve persons who may be otherwise noble or not
and is not hereditary must add also with pleasure Una
to valued friend, Madame Won Schoultz. who has re
sided many years in Sweden much indebted Tor en-
spirit and meaning 10 the original. M. H.
HsIDELsERo, March 18th, 1913.