Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-10
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEMP GRANGE TALE
MRS. BEN DARBY;

THE GREAT AMERiCaN TENT EkANCE TALE
MRS. BEN DARBY;
THE VEAL AND WOE OF SOCIAL LIFE.
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VIyHE object Of this taic is to exhibit in diffcron
J. phases, in high life and low lifo, tho accursed
effects of incorporate drinking, the bane Of socia
life the curse Of civilized The characters are
well and sharply drawn, and tho various scenes arc
described with much spirit and graphic ciioct =
We are disposed to regard tho book rs the bos
of its kind that has yet appeared. BoSon Irarsffr
II is not often that we read a story Of any kind,
but wc have broken our practice and havcread this
book not only with pleasure but with qualification
which but very few novels have ever afforded us. II
is quiet and simple but still striking and effective
picture Of American social life.-Ch icog0 Tribune.
Written with marked bility.--Zanesci7e Courier.
thrilling picture of tho effects Of that Internal
bano of social life intcmpcrance--R tchhaond i'ah
Lxisam. s.e.,.a
The style is attractive and fascinating thero is
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Has many thrilling passages and vol drawn
characters that you read it with absorbed attention
1t cannot fail to achieve for Mrs. Collins enviable
popularity. She takes with her to the drunkard s
home, and tells Of the hunger and the foar the toll
and tho suffering, that there. She paints, with
woman's delicate skill, the meek patience, tho
long -abusod but unchanging lovo of the drunkards
wife, touches tho deepest chords of the heart and
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Christian He,uld.
Though Mrs. Collins has already hosts Of atlm-
of her literary productions, this work, pro-
dict will increase that number cn-fOld, and give
her reputation worthy of her high talents Nsm
ABGny Tribune.
Tho style is easy, natural beautiful, cbastc and
at times very eloquent. We would commend ii cs-
pociay to young ladies, that they may soc to what
dangers they are exposed, in forming alliances with
tho fashionable in high life.--O Organ.
deeply interesting and powerful work. It vivid
ly portrays some of the terrific exploits Of strong
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6yfeyIan.
n Has skctched il in its daintiest form of
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of open degradation. Rarely has woman vontured
to hold tho torch to such dark recess of human
Daily Times.
We know of no passage anywhere, more uniosoly
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1t is indeed gem. We doubt whether the cclcbrn.
ted chapter devoted to the death of Eva, ia Uncle
Toms Cabin, is superior. n II Is certainly
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u Tho incidents dramatic, and tho inter
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Yields an easy pom, and sketches mon and man
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story winds itself into feelings, and we become
absorbed in the plot rs if we beheld before our own
eyes the realities of the author delineations ui-
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