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March 81 Office National Era.
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEMP GRANGE TALE.
MRS. BEN DARBY;
OR,
THE VEAL AND WOE OF SOCIAL LIFE.
One VoIamc l2mo, ST..
TIME object of this tao is to exhibit in difcront
i phases, in high life and low life, tho accurscd
effects of incorporate drinking, tho banc OF social
lifc the curse OF civilized man Tho characters
well and sharply drawn, and tho various scenes arc
described with much spirit and graphic effect.
Wo arc disposed to regard the book MS tho best
of its kind that has yet appeared - Boston IfaUse,
It is not often that VIC read story of any kind,
but have broken our practice, and have road this
book not only with pleasure but with qualification
which but very fcw novels have afforded us. II
is quiet and simple, but still striking and effective
picture Of American social lifc- CAicug0 Tribune. n
Written with marked ability. Zanesvills Courio.
bano Of social life intcmporancc.- Riclmond Pal.
Ladsnm.
The style is attractive and fascinating there is
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Has so many thrilling passages and we'll drawn
characters, that you read it with absorbed attention.
II cannot fail to achieve for Mrs Collins an enviabe
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and the suffering, that are there She paints, with
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long abused, but unchangng love Of tho drunkard's
wife, touches the deepest chords of the heart and
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Tho style is easy. natural, beautiful, chastc and
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the fashionable in high lifo.--Ohio Organ.
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ly portrays some of the terrific exploits of strong
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OF admirably old and most snluary lessons-Pyes-
byteysan.
Has skctched it in its dainticst form of
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of open degradation. Rarely has a woman vcntured
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-woe.-Daiiy Times.
beautiful, more intensely absorbing, more oyerpow
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1t is indeed gcm. We doubt whether the celebra
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tho most powerful temperance tale that we have over
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story winds itself into feelings and wo become
absorbed in the plot If We bcheld before our own
eyes tho realities Of the authors delineatons -Dai
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