Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-01
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEMPERANCE TALE
MRS. BEN DARBY;

MRS. BEN DARBY;
OR,
THE VEAL AND WOE OF SOCIAL LIFE
One Volume l2nlo, ISL.
TIME object Of this tale is to exhibit in diffcrcnt
i phases, in high life and low life, the accursed
effects Of incorporate drinking, the bano of social
lifc the of civilized The characters are
well and sharply drawn, and the various scenes are
described with much spirit and graphic effect.
n We are disposed to regard the book MS the best
ofits kind that has yet appeared boston 1raUefler
It is not oftcn that VIC read q story Of any kind
but we have brokcn prnctice and have read this
book not only with pleasure but with qualification
which butvery fow novels have ovor afforded us IT
is quiet and simple, but still striking and effective
picture of American social life Chicago Tribune.
Written with marked ability. Zaurspiiie Con,ier
A thrilling picture Of the effects Of that informal
bano of social life intomperance.- -Richatond Phi
ksdsnm.
The style is attractive and fascinating there is
freshness and originality about it, that is very pleas
ing y One of its chief merits is the excel
lencc ofits conversational Enquirer.
Has SO many thrilling PASSAGES and well 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 tho fcar the toll
and tho suffering, that are there. Sho paints, with
womnn's delicate skill, tho meek patience, the
long abused but unchanging love of the drunkards
wife, touches tho deepest chords of tho heart, and
makes them vibrate with pity and with Indignation.
Christian Herald.
rors Of her literary productions, this work, pre-
Dict will increase that number ten-fod and give
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Albany Irsdume.
Tho style is easy, natural, beautiful, chastc, and
at times very eloquent We would commend it cs
ioIly tpx IaHi hat fhAxy
dangers they exposed, in forming alliances with
tho fashionable in high life.--Ohio Organ.
A deeply interesting and powerful work. 1t vivid
ly portrays of the terrific exploits of strong
drink in both high and low life. Nor are such scenes
ms it depicts either imaginary or few Let this book
circulate. 1t has beneGcent aim, and is the vehicle
of admirably old and most saulary lessons.--Pycs
byte,Ian.
Has sketched il in its dainticst form Of
fascination, we'll in it's grim and dismal aspect
of open degradation Rarely has n woman vcntured
to hold the torch to such dark recess of human
woe.-Datiy Times.
We know Of no passage, anywhere, moro uniqs ely
beautiful moro intensely absorbing, more overpow-
ering in the pathetic than the thirty fourth
1t is indeed gem. We doubt whether the colebra-
ted chapter devoted to the death of Eva in Uncle
Toms Cabin, Is superior 1t is certainly
the most powerful temperance tale that We have ever
pcruscd-.jonraaf and Messenger.
Beautifully written. work Of great
strength and power.-Gopei Herald.
The incidents dramatic, and the inter
est intense to tho cnd.-Ohio Statesman.
Yields an easy pcn and sketches mon and man.
ners to the lifc.-Pres6yterian Herald.
Graphic truthful chaste, and deeply affecting the
story winds itself into feelings, and We become
absorbed in the plot II We beheld before our own
eyes the realities oftho authors dclineations.
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