Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-26
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEaPERlsca TAIN
MRS. BEN DARBY;
THE VEAL AND WOE OF SOCIAL LIFE.
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THE VEAL AND WOE OF SOCIAL LIFE
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TIME object of this tale is to exhibit in different
i phases, in high life and low life tho accursed
effects of incorporate drinking the bane of social
life, the curse Of civilized man. The characters are
well and sharply drawn, and the various scenes
described with much spirit and graphic effect Y
We arc disposed to regard the book as the best
OF its kind that has yot appearodBoston IraDellr.
1t is not often that we read story Of any kind,
but we have broken our practice and have read this
book not only with pleasure but with qualification
which but very few novels have afforded 1t
is quiet and simple, but still striking and effective
picture of American social lifo. Chicago Tribune.
| Written with marked ability Courier.
A thrilling picture of the effects Of that informal
bane of social life, intcmperance.-R Riehmoad Pal
ladtum.
The style is attractive and fascinating there is
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| ence of its Conversations Enquirer.
| Has so many thrilling passages and well. drawn
characters that you read il with absorbed attention
Ii cannot fail to achieve for Mrs. Collins an envablo
popularity. She takes with her to the drunkard
home and tells of the hunger and the fear the toll
and the suffering, that are there She paints, with
| a womans delicate skill, the meek patience tho
long-abused, but unchanging love of the drunkards s
wife, touches the deepest chords of the heart and
makes them vbrate with pity and with Indignation
/ Christian Herald.
Though Mrs. Collins has already hosts of admi-
! rcrs OF her literary productions this work we pre-
/ dict, will increase that number ten fold and give
her reputation worthy of her high talents Ner
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| The style is easy, natural beautiful, chastc and
| at times very eloquent We would commend ii es.
pecially to young ladies, that thoy may TO what
dangers they exposed, in forming alliances with
the fashionable in high life.-Ohio Organ.
deeply interesting and powerful work II vivid.
ly portrays of the terrific exploits Of strong
drink in both high and low life. Nor are such scenes
as il depicts either imaginary or few. Let this book
circulate IL has bcnohcent aim, and is the vehicle
Of admirably old and most saluary lessons Pres.
byteian.
n Has sketched il in it's danticst form Of
fascination, well in it's grim and dismal aspect
of open degradation. Rarely has n woman vcntarcd
TO hold the torch to such dark recess Of human
woe DAILY Times.
We know Of no passage anywhere, more unia,ey
beautiful, more intensely absorbing more overpow.
erng in the pathetic than the thirty.fo chapter
Ii is indeed n gem We doubt whether the celebra
ted chapter devoted to the death Of Eva, in Uncle
Toms Cabin " superior y is certainly
tho most powerful temperance tale that have ever
peruscd.-.Jou,noi ahd Messenger.
Beautifully written. y A work of great
strength and power.-Goysi H1ad.
y The incidents dramatic, and tho inter
est intense To the end Okio Statesman
Yields an easy pen, and sketches men and man
ners 70 the life Presbytcyian Herah.
Graphic truthful chastc, and deeply affecting the
story winds itself into feelings, and become
absorbed in the plot IL we beheld before own
eyes the realities of the author delinestons D0,
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