New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-08
From The London Atheusum.

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From The London Atheusum.
The story Of woman life unfoded in this book i cacu-
lated maxi the old feel young and The young old Persons
who been conversant with sociy and they
viii themselves strangely recalled TO the homes the
% the i% e sna sss o %5 to
80. T PSsS5e q % . @ mas a i hand %
bursting life and Drumming with creative power, may
feel pased "a, were by cold prophecy while they fol-
low tb record Of career Of seden and struggle sustained
20 the ast with principle and genius but without
Neverhee tale Of may D. achieved in spite Of dis
ebe be the facts ever 80 cheer let the pgnm lot nave
been cast Id road let his cup have been ever 90
cloithout strength being gained for the reader BY
AL his book will be read with interest As WORK Of art We
The @stas were lot Sse and the dcute. Of selection
obvious There have been why the publication
oth biography should have been postponed but these
sos surviving relatives de.crp
I'm fes crne,, since u, writ the life Of woman and
omit clear development Of the circumstances which formed
her character and Influenced her hopes ia impossible
what il bert in society mot what
vencc might have ened and mehowed and snoohed the
singular novelist without destroying their charm
Of fore. and individuality But conjecture stops at the grave
side A, the time when the silver lining Of the cloud" besa9
TO s~ ait her after 90 many hard dark cruel YEARS the end
whom the task has been labor Of love little also Of de.
fGseand VINO, repeat has produced one OF the best
m S1s'gA'' Of woman by woman which we can recall to
From The N Y. Tribune
Strong in its intense individuality bold and self sustaining
il the ab1ce Of wide and tender 'ypathes and Of deeply
s A from purely IN a.s es.i the bI o. bs
ToIber has little Of the fascination which throw
uch potent spell around the pages of Jane Eyre" and
NL,tte" Mrs Gaske will be the perusa Of the
Memoirs. had before her task Of deicacy The
vein Of bitterness the pictures Of hard and bare reality the
want Of hopeful gimpses Of the future which mark the writ
iUgs # CurTe Bell had their foundation In her expert
ece the combined products Of her character and her HE
tory Involving the misconduct of Others as they often do 1t
easy matter decide how far justice TO the dead
compatible with mercy the living On this point Mrs Gas
k, has acquitted herself with fidelity the truth, with
men6ahc akness Of statement where publicity allow
able bu: with modest in regard 70 incidents which be-
essentially the domain Of private life. Her narrative Is
that naturally out Of the subject but often relieved by
pc details Of the local scenery and customs in the
quaint region which will hcnccfoTh be associated with the
e Charlotte Broute. Let her memory be left
committed with tender eanesne by her admirable
Mographer, with the critical unsympathetic public
who are inclined TO judge hary because they have only
suIercay and thought deeply but with that larger and
nc solemn public who know how to look with tender humil
~ al faults errors; how admire generously eNTaodi
nary gs aud how TO reverence with warm full hearts all
DOile virtue