Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-08
THE GREAT AMERICAN rEnpERAACE TALE

March 81. Ofhce National Bra.
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEMP FRANCE TALE
MRS. BEN DARBY;
OR,
THE VEAL AND WOE OF SOCIAL LIFE.
One V0lume 12nlo, 81.
TIME object Of this tale is to exhibit in different
i phases, in high life and low life, the accursed
effects of intcmperate drinking the banc of social
life, tho curse Of civilized man The characters are
well and sharply drawn and the various scenes arc
described with much spirit and graphic ehcct.
We are disposed to regard the book as the bcst
Of its kind that has yet appeared Boston IsaUeler
1t is not often that we read story of any kind,
but have broken practice, and have read this
book not only with pleasure, but with qualification
which but very fow novels have afforded us. II
is q quiet and simple, but still striking and effective
picture of American social life hir0g0 Tribune.
Written with marked ability Za1esUiile Courier.
thrilling picture of the effects of that informal
bano of social life, ntcmperance.- Richmond PuE
Ladsnm. ~ I.
The style is attractive and fascinating there is
freshness and originality about it, that is very pleas
ing. A. Ono Of its chief merits is tho excel
lonco of its Conversations Emgniyev.
Has so many thrilling passages and well drawn
characters that yon road it with absorbed attention
1t cannot fail to achieve for Mrs Collins cnviabc
popularity. She takes us with her to the drunkards
home, and tolls Of tho hunger and the fear the toll
and the suffering that are there. She paints with
womans. delicate skill, the mock Patience the
long abused, but unchanging love Of the drunkard's
wife, touches the deepest chords of the heart and
makes them vibratc with pity and with indignation.
Christian Herald
rcrs of her literary productions this work VIC pre-
dict, will increase that number ten fold and give
her reputation worthy of her high tacnts.--Nen
AHzny Tribune.
The style is easy, natural, beautiful, chastc and
ut times very eloquent. We would commend it os.
dangers they exposed, in forming alliances with
tho fashionable in high life-Ohio Organ.
deeply interesting and powerful work 1t vivid
y portrays some of the terrific exploits of strong
drink in both high and low life. Nor such scenes
as it depicts either imaginary few Let this book
circulate 1t has bcneicent aim and is the vehicle
Of admirably old and most salulary lessons Pres
byteriaa.
Has skctched it in its daintiest form of
fascination ms well as in its grim and dismal aspect
of open degradation. Rarely has a woman venturcd
to hold the torch to such dark recess of human
woc.-D0iky Times.
We know of no passage, anywhere, moro uniqs ely
beautiful, more intensely absorbing, more oycrpow.
orng in the pathetic than the thirty fourth chapter
1t is indeed a gem. We doubt whether tho colebra
ted chapter devoted to the death Of Eva in Uncle
Toms Cabin, is superior. 4. 1t is certainly
the most powerful temperance tale that we have ever
pcrusod.-.joUrnaI and Messenger.
Beautifully written. work of great
strength and power Gospel Herald
Tho incidents dramatic, and tho inter-
est intense to the cnd.-Ohio Statesman.
Yields an easy pen, and sketches mon and man
ncrs to the Presbyterian Herald.
Graphic truthful, chaste and deeply affecting, the
story winds itself into feelings and We become
absorbed in the plot as if we bcheld before our own
ayeo tbc Of h. lnl.~
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