The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-01-10
INTENSE INTEREST OF THE STORY.
III awaken thinking men To a new phase
'rbing question.
NOTICES BY THE PRESS.

NOTICES BY THE PRESS.
The plot is simple, aud wrought with entire ab.
sence OF eXaggerauon But we have read book Tor
many day which took strong hold on the feelings
from the first page the last The denealion OF negro
character though this forms very small part of The
story, or ITS ann, admirable. The contdng and alice
uonale temper the ready w.t. the unaffected pety
and the mauy beautiful traits of tins oppressed race are
lightly but graphically touched upon while the unfolding
of the dearest affections. and the love that is deareT
than life full OF an irresistible patho far subdung
than the bursts of eoquence scattered and iher
which, as points tell very much ia a story. Al
this lime, especially this eloquent champion Of he night
must be heard, and think will help silently 10 strike
OIL many chains rlHeted by custom and sehsess-Nstc
Bsdford Mercury.
Its remarkable genuine American romance there
Is not foreign element IN II II Is American It's yer,
dions, IN It's scenes characters aud local descrip,ons
Although II is an An.Slavery story, yet the
feelings OF the author not all obirusive and South
erh NE Is painted IN c0nur ds rose; nothing could he
more favorable TO Southern manners and institutions than
the scenes describes and they papaby truthful
ana he-hke That they could only have been written by
one who has lived long IN savehoOing States
rue S,y ~ wrought WIN great power the characters
most distinctly and forcbly drawn and the happy denoue
ment produced IN the natural manner II ONLY need
ed Tragic ending to have made IL the most intensely alb
sorblng romance OF American life which has vet been
written Bu others may think differently and would be
better pleased TO see the personages whose their
sunpa'hes had been involved, placed in happy circu-
siances.-lNetc York Courtr ''
FREDERICK DOUGLASS who has been there and knows
says;
"The book has a reality about IL one feels ,ha, the
painting Is from life. There Of suffering thai
make me heart SICK; pictures of sunny childhood and
worthy OF comparison with Uncle Toms Cabin than any
other of the kind have though wholly unlike i'm
incident II is like IN truth and power~-F DoHglaS,s
Paper.
The language, without exception, free from the suited
eHaggerahon known as " line wiring" the leading
characters distinctly ndivduazed and the prominent
ldea Is adroltly worked out without being overworked-
Ntlc York Daily Times.
As whole, "Case " is captivating and powerful
work the plot original, well conceived and admirably
Worked out IL cannot tall 10 prove sensation book
ano mo more readers even than the popular Ida Mayr
as ~ VIII be read more extensively the South No one
VINO commences Its perusal will lay aside ul the whole
Story Is known. The author is evidently a practiced
writer close observer of and things and familiar
ton Transcript
IS written with power and paihos The story is orgi.
ha the incidents natural and, indeed things now are
necessary We have no doubt of the success
OF this new book National Era.
II Is as distinctly original and novel as If Ida MAY ar
us predecessors, had never been written and Is stricfv
mover, and not an Anii-Slavery tract disguised r,e
us teachings are adverse 10 the institution of slavery hu,
INC Eeauer draws hls Inference IL Is not oher
ha as his own deduction from the events described I,
Is hney written Interesting, and cannot fail to count rs
It's readers by thousands.-Boston Atlas ~ "
Believing this 10 be work of eENr1NF D,rprr ,,,ax
uohaOie III us lone graceful in STYLE and absorhng m IL
eres' the publishers respectfully ask for i, The aISn,
Of the reading community ' " '"e "''ei'i"i
PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, l. CO.,
Publishers, Boston.
III For sale by all booksellers. AL