Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-31
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEMpERlSCs TALE
MRS. BEN DARBY;
THE VEAL AND WOE OF SOCIAL LIFE.

THE VEAL AND WOE OF SOCIAL LIFE
One Volume 12mo, 81.
TINE object of this talc is to exhibit in different
phases, in high life and low life, tho accursed
effects Of incorporate drinking the banc Of social
well and sharply drawn, and the various scenes aro
described with much spirit and graphic effect.
We are disposed to regard the book the best
OF its kind that has yet appeared Boston Irausfer
1t is not often that We read story of any kind,
but we havo broken our practice and have read this
book not only with pleasure, but with qualification
which but very few novels have afforded us. 1t
is quiet and simple but still striking and effective
picture of American social life.-Chtcago Tribune.
Written with marked ability.-Zanesville Courier.
thrilling picture of tho effects of that Internal
bane of social life, intomperance Pal
Lad,nm.
The style is attractive and fascinating thcro is
freshness and originality about it. that is very pleas.
ing. Ono Of its chief merits is the excel.
lencc of its OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Has so many thrilling passages and well. drawn
characters that You read it with absorbed attention
1t fail to achieve for Mrs Collins an enviabo
popularity She takes with her to the drunka
home, and tells Of the hanger and tho fcar 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 drunkard
wife, touches the deepest chords of tho heart, and
makes them yibrate with pity and with Indignation
| Christian Herald
rcrs OF her literary productions, this work, We pre-
dict, will increase that number ton fold and give
her reputation worthy of her high talcnts.-NeD
! Albany Tribune
The style is easy, natural beautiful, chaste, and
at times very eloquent We would commend il
pecially to young ladies, that they may to what
dangers they are exposed, in forming alliances with
tho fashionable in high life.-Ohio Organ.
A deeply interesting and powerful work. II vivid
ly portrays of the terrific exploits of strong
drink in both high and low life Nor such scenes
as II depicts either imaginary or few. Lot this book
circulate. Ii has bcnefcent aim, and is tho vehicle
of admirably old and most salulary lcssons.-Pyes-
bytaian.
Has sketched il in its daintcst form Of
fascination, well in its grim and dismal aspect
of open degradation. Rarely has a woman venturcd
to hold the torch to such dark recess Of human
woe Da,ty Times.
We know of no passage, anywhere, more uniq,ely
beautiful, more intensely absorbing more ovorpow-
crng in the pathetic than the thirty fourth chapter
II is indeed gem. We doubt whether tho colebra.
tod chapter devoted to the death Of Eva in Uncle
Toms Cabin, il superior II is certainly
the most powerful temperance tale that wo have over
pcrused.-.Jouy1'ot 0nd MesSengey.
Beautifully written. y . work Of great
strength and power.--GosJH Herald.
Tho incidents dramatic, and the inter
est intense TO the end Ohio Statesman
Yields an easy pcn and sketches mon and man.
ners to the lifc.-P,es6yteyidR Herald.
Grnphic truthful chastc and deeply affecting. the
story winds itself into feelings and We become
absorbed in the plot, IL wo beheld before
oyos tho realities Of tho authors delincatons Dai
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