Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-04
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEaPERAsCE TALE
RS. BEN DARBY;

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MRS. BEN DARBY;
or,
THE VEAL AND WOE or SOCIAL LIFE.
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TIME object of this tale is to exhibit in different
L phases, in high life and low life, the accursed
effects of intempcrate drinking the bane OF social
life the curse Of civilized man The characters are
well and sharply drawn, and the various scenes are
described with much spirit and graphic effoct. 4
We are disposed to regard the book as the best
OF its kind that has yet appeared Boton Irarelier
II is not often that we read a story of any kind,
but We have broken practice and have read this
book not only with pleasure, but with gratificaton
which but very few novels have afforded u.s. 1t
is quiet and simple, but still striking and effective
picture Of American social life.-C Chicago Tribune
Written with marked ability -Za,.espilze Courier
thrilling picture of tho effects Of that internal
bane of social life, intomperanoe.-Rich Pal
lad,am.
The style is attractive and fascinating there is
freshness and originality about it, that is very pleas
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ience of its conversations Enquirer.
Has so many thrilling passages and well drawn
characters that you read ID with absorbed attention
1t cannot fail to achieve for Mrs Collins an enviabe
popularity She takes us with her to the drunksrd's
home, and tells of the hunger and the fear the toll
and the suffering, that there. She paints with
a womans delicate skill the meek patience, the
long abused, but unchangng love of the drunkards
wife, touches the deepest chords of the heart and
makes them vihrate with pity and with Indignation
Christian Herald.
Though Mrs Collins has already hosts of adrni-
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her reputation worthy of her high talents Nsrc
Albany Tribune.
The style is easy, natural, beautiful chaste. and
Mt times very eloquent. We would ond il es-
pecally to young ladies' that they may soc to whnt
dangers they exposed in forming alliances with
the fashionable in high life.-Ohto Organ
deeply interesting and powerful work II vivid.
ly portrays some of the terrific exploits Of strong
drink in both high and low lfo. Nor arc such scenes
as II depicts either imaginary ow Let this book
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Has skotched ii in its daintiest form Of
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woe.-D0sfy Tunes.
We know of no passage, anywhere more ely
beautiful more intensely absorbing more overnow
erng in the pathetic, than the thirty fourth chapter
1t is indeed gem We doubt whether tho celebra-
tod chapter devoted to ~ death of Eva 10 Uncle
Toms Cabin s superior. II is certainly
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Beautifully written work Of great
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The incidents dramatic, and the intor
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wields an easy pen, and sketches mon and man
ners to the life Presbyf11sn Herald.
6raphic truthful chastc, and deeply affecting. the
story winds itself into our feelings, and wo become
absorbed in the plot, ff wo behed before our own
eyes the realities OF the authors delneations Da-
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