Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-08-06

Fern Leaves IRON Fa1nys foIuoIo' WIN
Eight Illustrations by Fred NJ. Coffin. One
Volume, 400 pages, l2mo. Price si,25.
THE roICE OF THE PRESS!
BriJ Extracts from Lengthy Notices.
The leaves of Spring will not BIO moro vel
come than these Fern Lcaves.-Syrdeuse
Standard.
Will call many a smile to tho lips, and ma
ny tear to the eye Of the reader, II there is
mite of love left in thom.-Detroh Advertiser.
Everybody will buy tho book-overybody
will read it--cyerybody will admire lt-and
Fanny will become more cmphaticaliy than cv-
or, tho favouritc OF her people and Kindred
Buffalo Express.
We find in her volume much genial scnti-
mcnt, genuine holy feeling in sympathy with
tho true, the meek and the lowly; keen APP
probation of the beautiful, and hearty sense
Of the humorous.-Uiica Herald.
It will be the book of tho season, and tho
circulation cannot fail to DO very great.--Pfer-
,denee Journal.
Buy Fanny FERNS book. and thank US for
recommending it to you.-Bu6dio Courier.
II is glorious work, and one that We value
beyond pricc.-Syracuse Journal.
Long may Fanny Fern labor in the field shc
has chosen, and rich be her reward. The
smile and the tear she so much coycts rom her
readers, cannot fail her, we KNOWN. Y. Sun.
She has looked deep down into tho human
heart, dssccted the varying con(ormations oil
human nature, and touches many vibrant
cord, by the magic Of her pen.-Indepenaent
Press.
You can laugh or cry, asyou please, by 0.
pcning at different pages. She u.s., without
doubt, at this moment the most popular writer
in the country.-PTitan Recorder.
There are pictures Of love, of beauty, and
of suffering here, equal to the best sketches Of
Dickens. Compared with Tho graceful leaves
of " Grace Greenwood" Fanny Fern has wo-
ven a wreath that is as oak.lcuycs to clover
N Ylftrror ...
They arc the product Of an inventive and
beautiful mind, and breathe pure, gentle and
loving spirit.-AibaHy Argus
Her book reads better as whole, than any
of her scattered productions which VIC remem-
Der. This is a rare experience in authorship.
1t is the best tribute to the authenticity OF her
fame. We predict that her " Leaves" will be-
come general iayorites.-NY Tribune
This is truly charming book. Its contents
are SO excellent and varied, passing rapidly
" from grave to gay-lrom lively to severe"
that they keep the mind Of tho reader constant
ly on the qi rire, and nonrish every humour
Of his head and heart.-N Commercial i'd
rertiser
Who has not heard of Fanny Fern 7 and
read Fanny Fern and laughed at Fanny Fern
and wcpt at Fanny Fern and wondered and
fc'd at Fanny Fern i-Ercning Chronicle
Tho satirical thistle, the laughing rose, or
the modcstlily, alike draw sustcnancc from her
unIailng thoughts, which fall like stars from
tho warm armament Of her boundlcss imagi-
nation. There is not hearth OF a homestead
that will not commune with her-therc is not
heart that will not echo back the brcathings of
her nature.-Bgdal0 Republic
Now amusing her readers by her bold yet
broadly humorous hits of life and character,
and now winning upon their affections as ten
der, thoughtful and pathetic moralist.-Ar-
thurs Home Gd=ette
Full Of flashes Of light, wit, pathos and pow
er.-IYesleyan
The rich and the poor, young and old, grave
and gay, father and mother, youths and chill.
dren, husbands and wives, old bachelors and
old maids, housekcepers, boardcrs, and loafcrs
will find some profitable truths in tho leaves
from Fanny, uttered for tho special good OF
each class.-Cincinnaii Daily
If any one character iE them be more mark
ed than another, it is their sympathy with home
" feelings, and tender r0sard Tor domestic tics,
children, friends and kindred. This has made
them prime favortcs by tho frcsidc; and the
volume wherein they arc now compact, de-
serves its corner on every sitting-room table,
and made to yield ono of ito short but beaui-
full lcssons.-N Y Times
Her book will create such ascnsation in the
literary world as few similar works have done.
-Bataria Allocate
We do not hesitate to pronounce it one of
the most readable and remarkable books oftho
day.-Chiedgo Journal
As brilliant writer, Fanny is unequalled by
any writer either American or foregn.-New
York Dutchman
She is keen as razor in her satire-and her
grayer shetckes so straight to the heart-Ne,g
Harsn Palladium
Every article and every line in her book SPAR
klc aud glow with the exquisite pathos, the
keen satire, the brilliant wit, the deep kLowl-
edge Of tho human heart, and the immense
power over it, which have achieved for her so
world-widea cputation.-Bostoa True Flag
1t is the most beautiful gem in tho literary
world VIC have seen for long time, and do
not expect to see its equal till Fanny writes
book number two.-Sunddy pisiter
Rcdolent Of poetic beauty, although compo-
sed in prose and glowing with sentiment such
as appeals to the iOart.-BDaio Chris DIDO
Fresh green leaves these from the wiIdwoodi
crisp and shining, unmarried b" the hot breath
Of the greenhouse, and sparkling with crystal
dews from warm, generous, untfammeled
woman characterization htelHgeneer
Ahcalthy, moral feeling, and an earncstness
sometimes more than feminine, indicate scrl-
Gus views and abundant power. They relate
to almost everything Of feeling, duty, toibie
and things Of beauty, and leave always noble
moral impress.-Nsp York Evangelist
AT times she s.irs the profoundcst emotions
ofthe heart, and awakcns the noblest impulses
of the ul.-Northera Christian Adroeate
Fanny Fern is voice, not an echo. Her
writings are original in two senses. They arc
the genuine offspring Of an original mind, and
they arc characteristic products of New Eng
land. Out of New Engla there arc no such
persons as Fanny Fern, and in New England
there is probably no one SO intensely Yankee
as she.-Ncp York Home Journal
She was las we have since lcarncd) poor and
(riendlcss having been reduced, by unforeseen
and overwhelming misfortuncs, from aillucnce
to pcnury. She often wrote articles as the gray
dawn was breaking, after nights weary watch
by tho sick couch OF those dependent upon her;
their only support being tho meagro ,pittanccs
received for her early Professionalism York.
Musical World and Times.
We have here right readable, witty, spicy