New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-18
Mem UubIifations.
JINHE GREATEST of AMERICAN BOOKS
II EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS
or the Splendid Romance Of American Life,
FASHION AND FAMINE.
BY Mas. AM 8. STEPHENS.


By MIS- ANN s. sTEPHEss.
This remarkable fast attaining popularity quite
tended any American book Critics everywhere unsn
bestowng the heses praise and the Publishers
testimonials which the
admiration for book Of power Of strong substantial and
red Interest," a thoroughly real picture of modern life
oey phses grades and story
ts capacities and suffering powers
wrong; book Of the world where
linested foies
volume equal The richness and finish Of the style aud the
pleasing fahres Of many added
Individuality VII eh each character the book pc
Oar charm.
We sboin few of the encomuns bestowed upon by
= press.
irrespective Of pure morality hsh,oned
sentiment and deep and woany feeling the
beet fction have read for The characters consed
with artistic talent their peeuae admirably presented
and never overdawn The plot emneny Original and yet prob
able" IN. Express
Stephens performed great decorun and
with considerable degree Of She has produced
ua and touching ssy without the aid Of exaggerated eong
mobdy intense sentiment Her Characters drawn from the
of society and though sometimes placed improbable
situations obviously Poaures and NOT inventions Their Ian
such hear be incidents in their his
generally accordance with their personal aand the
astounding scspes they fall into without their parallels
actual experience One Of the best the
rouehast nasal and downeaster named Jacob
Strong ssoity of old family follows the
ring heroine Of the plot like Of human angelic champion and
counselor through perpexed tissue of misfortune and and
shows willy strategy beneath exterior OF decided England
versncy in defending poieg from all Of Vaccinations and
oursge Gray the good hearted pehoc msrkew woman
julia Warren MYSTERIOUS strawberry girl and poor Florence
Craft are effectively perhaps too greatly dvertns
the attention the principal characters of the tragic drama In
point style narrative certainly claim the merit OF terse
ness and ygor The suhor description rather than
dialogue but abe her works tell in each Of these
branches composition and rarely fails to be energetic and mpre
siye" IN 4 lhonne'
Altogether the powerful novel of American society which
has yet The story intensely interesting The char
walk fairly ont from the ctnyas One cannot lay down the
afte rhayu
Philadelphia Ledger.
The neidentand the plot asticaly wrought out
The style xuIan imagination of tn, author aud her
feeous command of language Rich colong she'd on the most
place and events 1t often genious
such of conception combined wih such
artistic skill grouping and disposition and accuracy Of detail in
this has always been peculiarly in Mrs stephens
III. ). Journal
she writes with feeling spirit her pictures New
full the life and spirit that evidence thorough
scqusin aDee and love fiji" fNew-Bedford Mercury.
The reader continually bdden
20 look this picture then that The seducton and ssena
tion of the goddess and ufengs which follow the
coming Of the pecer skched in vivid and binding coo
Buffalo Express.
work great creative power and deep truth to nature
lNewYork Sun.
1.-THE spirit of the book Is admable The plot well managed
and unnatural characters varied and udcousy
The book exhibits dramatic skill and power that
really rare and place of American do
mestic novels" lUuca Herald
story based real life and the
grtss the plot worked with the thrilling dramatic eff
We predict sensation IN the reading world" IN T. Mirror
will immediate ssnd among the most extremely popula
domesi 6ctions of the day.r Golden Rule.
AS writer of great vsor of imagination and thrilling
MIS- Stephens peminent American novess She
intensely and in her volume chains the at
of he be ginning end" Home Gazette
"The hero of the tale is aged father meek aud humble Chris
tian though misfortune has overaken him In
the others He what Mrs Browning calls
God satisfied earth undone aud ohidke faith the brighter
when daIky around him The genuine simplicity
which and the delicate touches by which
porsyd The work will leave deep impression
on the mind, for the moral is and healthy one
IN Y Eyangesi.
Published 10 OF elegant volume. limo
PRICE DOLLAR
BUNCE & BROTHER, Publishers
No 1874 Nsssaust-, NewYork.