New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-12
THE NEW BOOK by the AUTHORIZES Of
l. "ISORAs CHILD
THE TORCHLIGHT
THROUGH THE WOOD.
By Harriet A. OLcoTr.

One at limo.
SAYS TIE NevYo Mirror: Olcott who s said 70 be
q z. Hon RPp' SaP.e no, qa.G..s to q
entitled rhs Toichsht Through The Wood is work Of
ri and we .Ie made better b. IN r.sdns
Says The Boston Post 1t has Of hnmor enough
make one LAUGH and PASSAGES OF sufficient love and Psh0' to
Says TIE Phaaep. Bulletin 1t. studio. of humanity
u. appreciation of life in the fullest sense of the word
snd we sUEns.a it a: ;Tsh to our sadsr.
volume commence even on the title page for that tells Us who
been curious The Torctisat i. rstra:e book and is bound
10 be widely rad Is pictures Of life have not
been surpassed and effect New England ch.sc-
been and UNDERGONE served TOO
burnt TO crsp but Mrs Ocott has struck in her deneAons
,ure fhe character Il Aunt Jane wonderfully well
tIed The interest in the pot .tfa The scenes
Mrs Ocot las done that lucky thine-wrten novel that
SAYS The Troy Budget: "hs work Of superior interest
the plot ousy worked out the character exc
.S 1 we af 9 v. s u '
or comiesl and sometimes touching and psiheie.
ard carries sympahes oni with fortunes
/. and both elevated and jus: N It's
the dramatic faculty than is usu. in WORK; Of Of
Peen; day ard written in the free and graceful style OF
Say. The Home Journal Her sketches of character I'D
miIsble and certain Of thought and genial
sunshine, overtpsd' each page Read ToTehNsh oy al
SAYS The Chicago Tme.; The book contains many whole
lessons 70 husbands wives and children and
conscenousy recommend H. not only an euterA nns
but instructive novel"
Says The Eew.York Dsly Times, 81 Mrs Ocott IL
pshed New England woman, with whom authorship
cideit in literature sorss Child created
favorable impression which will be confirmed BY her
Her narrative idiomatc and fluent her
characters sharply defined and natural and the incidents
without being improbable. But above all other
qualities whoh indicate original talent and the requisite ger
for writing she sives commodity of good
that IN literature without ncnng to sroesauene OF
sfecon We have ttIe doubt Of Mrs. Ocotts success in
this department Of literature"
Says Rochester American II 10 tale Of day
circumstances but with well
drawn with incident finely conceived and
evoved-whs spirited dialogue and probable aud natural plot
descnp energy deep fee ing and for these
ceeDcs hesitate predict favorable verdict from
the reading world Written In pure and graceful style i'm
bued with heahfn ntiment and repete with genial feeling
commend this book readers confident that they Will
not fail TO discover it's many and rare ments" .
The New York Dispatch In nice discrimination and
dissection character evidence Of the
psychoos character Of the authors mind Tue plot Of the
veil wrought and the action consistently
forw tie end while the dTspss persona appear aud dis
appear naturally though they scua figures Of seh
blood the which they facts transpT
ing before eyes The book has had for
foaure. Mrs. ocott may be Considered established
Of our natiops' lady authors"
In conclusion the Publishers confidently assert that
A STORY OF UNFLAGGING INTEREST.
nespersed of ninble bumor and flicitous
insulating moral lesson of value recent novel has
THE IORCHLIGHT THROUGH THE WOOD.
DERBY JACKSON, Psbishers
And for sale the Bookstores everywhere Copies sent by
ms most