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INTENSE INTEREST OF THE STORY,
II will awaken thinking "A phase OF the all
absorbing question.
NOTICES BY THE PRESS


INTENSE INTEREST OF THE STORY.
it will awaken thinking men 10 a new phase OF the all
absorbing question.
NOTICES By THE PRESS
The plot is simple, and wrought with entire abb
sence OF eXaggerauon. But we have read book Tor
many day which took strong hold the feelings
from the first page the last The deneaion of negro
character, though this forms "a small part of In.
story, or IT'S aim, is admirable The cOnfdng and alice
onate temper the ready VIII the natural pirv
and the beautiful tins oppreSsed race
lightly but graphically touched upon while the unfolding
of the dearest affections. and the love dearrr
life. full an IRRESISTIBLE pathos far more sbdn0
than the bursts OF eloquence here and the
which as points, tell very much IN a story. Al
must be heard and We think will help silently strike
oil many CHAINS nveted by custom and sehshnessN
BedfOrd Mercury.
II Is remarkable a genuine American romance there
IS not foreign element in II II Is American very
Idoms in lts scenes characters and local descrpiion
AIhoush II Is an Ann slavery story, yet the
FEELINGS OF me author are not AT all obtrusve and South
lite painted oOueEr rose nothing could be
more favorable TO Southern and institutions than
Tue scenes IL describes ana they are papaby truthful
and hte-Ike that they could only have been written by
one who has lived long ia saveholuing States.
Inc Story Is wrought with great power the characters
most distinctly and orcbly drawn and the happy
ment produced IN the most natural II only need
ed tragic ending 10 have made II the intensely alb
sorblng romance of American life which has yet been
written Blu! others may think differently would be-
better pleased personages in whose tate their
sumpaiheS had been involved placrd i'm nanny c,rc,,,
siances.-Aetc York Courisr.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS who has been there" and knows
says;
THE book has reality about it one feels that the
painting Is from IVs There Of suffering thai
make the heart sick; pictures sunny childhood and
blssiul love-a painted gloyingy. Ii is a work more
worthy OF comparison with Uncle Toms Cabin than any
oher OF the Kind we have seen though wholly unlike in
incident il is like in truth and power F no.gIaSJS
Paper.
The language, without exception, from the Slrd
eXaggeralon known as - fine wiring; the leading
characters distinctly viduaized and the
idea Is adroitY worked without being overxorked-
Ntlc York Daily Times.
As whole, Caste is "A captivating and powerful
work, the plot original, well conceived and admirably
worked out II cannot fail prove sensation book
and ind more readers than the popular Ida May
as Will he read more extensively the South No
who commences its perusa will lay aside all the whole
story Is known. The author Is evidently "a practced
writer close observer of men and things. and familiar
with rural life at the South well the North-Bos-
ton Transcript
II IS written with power and paihos The story is orig
ha the incidents natural and, indeed things
necessary. We have no doubt of the success
Of this new book National Era
1t distinctly original and novel as # Ida MAY or
Its predecessors had never been written and is strictly
novel, and not an AniSavery tract disguised True
lls teachings adverse the institution OF slavery but
the reader draws this Inference not suggested other
Than as his own deduction from the described Ii
Is hnely written Interesting aud cannot fail to count lis
ats readers by thousands.-Boson Aaas
Believing this 10 be work OF GENUINE MERIT unexcep
nonabe IN IT'S tone graceful IN and absorbing IN IN
terest the publishers respectfully for IL the attention
OF the reading community.
PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, 4 CO.,
Publishers Boston
III For sale by all booksellers al