New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-11
Is ruth HALL" AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY ,

Some critic. are It 70 o. very iaeoneu 10
their assertion ard judneu Of Ra.h Han b. Fa1ny Fern
They G'e Est that Autobiography; ard second that
not true sutohiosphy Upon these mise. hey pro
ceed Ell o tie motives well the ~ort Of the sabor
Now Ruth Hall b" not se.n in any n'n0sr prescribed "
suohfssThy having authority has led
admitted that such th,' ihe-e .srtoas
tsttn together 'dieulousy incon,.te5t No sgf lent
FOR pououpsinz Ruth H, os'gr,phy exit
EXCEPT be fouro In th- fact h-t account o. ihe ne
OF Fsrry PEN Ihs fact crcs DOS EXIT fl
;; rot history her life r. hen Il presented :,
Listory # her fe not IN feet history yoa say
there for pronoqncIE sgch' Tie
would r'obsby be- There i. such close resemblance. b.
leading incidents the story Of Ruth Hs and hose
vteh said have setuy occurred - the life Of FnaY
that the eoneuon tba; 1t t. designed au-obo.r.7hy
/. fully Wtrsnnd." This we ID The pre- ni.-s
uisLt be tue without wsrAntins the conclusion, will
enoesyor 10 show.
Few uove, written which not greater
ert r.eord. Of the experience the Actual m
2+reres sf;,r all .te. the material Nth which h
.graton In predicting work Of fc'on The aqlor
ds, the p,rs real d'scrbe 4efut occurrences
slins such rodfcsuon. roon- in ch.s-ter, and
The rLrgos Ia hand ana shen h- Interest
OF tls rave. Because Ruth Hal sn'h1ress
tsus f.Ee Der he .i0us sad Fasny Fern the
d. plume 4 sHocessui writer Il l that
the designed represent the lar than
because spt EarJst navy officer in the Eng s-rvce
wrote tove the hero Of which similar cha aete that
Therefore his work suotErt ply Nor i. the conc IA.
zion warranted though there be- only ponr.
Of similarity su'hoT my eye th,, bic hf with
certain very e.entl Alterations would ntere.tius
sioy FL proceeds TO write II Introducing good character 10
place Of tls les bad hal place Of
.,od ore The story when finished f,r e.ough 70 hts
autobiography, SID yet in msny l-ading events re.en,e
II F.pny Fern rpqs proes eded This plan Ta<ng
tie out from her life she may have
il ~, ,sir.ibu Gil the picture II may have appeared 20
ttrtttu plsce Of warm h-sred gelero1s. -Semplpv
re father ae,. admirable fcor. could BE- inod1 I'd
i'll rrsaiet eject She may have thonslt thai brother p1r
t7t,es e. be really oud e character fou. fer
luusu belief 'ud consequently have sesiy nood
miles or on tn other hand she nay thought -ord
would ro bye in suoh immaculate vitue really e,s ed
and for Ills and oherreeou haze done ss.e has done We
se merely susssos this A. quite possibly the in
which the stry Roth Hall constructed She may have
introduced De nj. IN place saints IN psee Of dew
lie st have rrsscrei .. thtt similarity in po;
cic pretend to find II tn the way Ia which Rub al
vas riiiep m fascinating Interest story ess
TRUMP h Of iis auth rs brilliant a. MUS
Wheeler Ruth Hail il autobiography or not e. 10 Ger.
taipy ere,tius unprecedented eIcenent All thing,
considered it, depart tsthe suc:e-.a American
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MRS. SOUTHWOkTHs NEW WORK.
nj TuE wIFE's VICTORY
MARRIED sHREW THREE SISTERS. TaE FINE
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