Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-01-24
JENNY PROUDFOOT
ROMANCE OF AMERICAN HISTORY.

BIZ DISTINGUISHED AUTHOR.
The romantic events on which this beautiful story
founded occurred in the troubled times of 1882, i'm
mediatey before the close of the Revolutionary War,
and the recognition of American Independence
time when strange events brought out strong charac
ter, and mighty trials corresponding herosm. The
most romantic imagination invented fiction
more exciting than the historical passages of these
tmes-(strange to say, until now unappropriated by
the novelist) Manly heroism and womanly devotion
wrought to the highest degree through chain OF
events not less exciting than less strange
than true
This charming story will be succeeded By
A BRILLIANT VENETIAN TALE.
OCTAVE FUILLRT,
the celebrated author of 1.-The Romance of Poor
Young man." the success and circulation of which
both in the New and Old World have been unprece-
dented, and given him place amongst the first OF
living novests The tale of SURPRISING inter-
est repete with incidents, and highly descriptive of
italian life, morals and manners Its translation from
the French by Mrs. Marian NJ Pullan expressly for
the Home Journal herself talanted and gifted
thoress eminenty qualified for the task by education
and by her residence in the country of the author
will sufficiently guarantee the purity of the style in
which it will be rendered. and that nothing ofthe force
and merit Of the original will be lost in the tranSa
ton.
SPECIALITIES
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bors upon the several departments of the paper, will
make it the wool on which to broider first many
Sketches, Songs, Ballads, ETC.,
suggested by the history and events of the passing
time.
n P WILLIS will give continuous series of
PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE HOUR
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of the
MEMORANDA FOR INVALIDS
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and practised observation this subject enable hin
to write.
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MY FRIENDS AND I,
in which sundry well known literary men ana artist
will figure.
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