The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-02-22
nlisfellaueons.
LOUISA MUHLBACH'S
HISTORICAL NOVELS.
D. APPLETON & CO.,
ALB and AS Broadway, NY.
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| covers, $780, Cloth, $500.
Joseph II. and His Court. Translated from the Ger.
man by Adelaide de V, Chaudron. | VOL, svo-
Cloth, $500
Frederick the Great and His Court Translated from
me Hefmah by Mrs Chapman Coleman and her
daughters VOL, l2mo, 434 pages. Cloth. $500.
Berlin and Sans -SOuc; OR FREDERICK THE GREAT AND
Ills FRIENDS. vol, limo. Cloth, 1900
The Merchant of Berlin. Translated from the Ger.
man ny Amory Coffin, MD. vol, limo. Cloth, 81
Frederick the Great and His Family. vol, syo.-
illustrated. Cloth, $500.
Louisa OF Prussia and Her Times l VOL, syo, Illus
trtcd. Paper covers, Size; Cloth, 500
Henry VIll. and Catharine Parr. An Historical
Novel, Gy i. Mnhlbach. vol, limo Cloth 81
Prominent characteristics.
I.-THEY ARE INSTRUCTIVE.
SIS purely literary works. these historical romoncas
possess high degree of merit. They read like eennn.
histories. '-Ldthotic WoyId 7'''N
"They correct descriptions of the counir;.s onl
the people Observation-Disclosures.
lI-TIIEY ARE ENTERTAINING.
I'VE regard these books as among the hes, and mos,
entertaining novels of the day-Spraqt,d ReoyIiirap
me reader is at once fascinated and held spell
bonnd until the volume is completed. '-Free Pres,
There is no dull chapter in it."-Utica Herad
TII.-THEY ARE MIRRORS OF TIE TIMES.
No one can peruse them without concedng the
authors great skill in grasping and delneang TIA,
characters which HgGre in them,
"The study which enables the author to delineote an
accurately the emotions and incentives to action which
moved men and women of past age be close and
untirng, and Louisa Muhbach shows in nil her ynrt.
aperctlon which carries the reader in the yery pres
ehce oi the characters ouraai
IV.-THEY ARE HISTORICALLY CORRECT.
Historically correct, and entertaining as many
OF the volumes of Sir Walter Scott."-Pr0ri,icacs
~ Louisa Muhbach must have carefully and d;Iio.n,lv
studied the secret histories Of the times and countries
Of which she writes and her task is done well and e
lectNey -|lercester SPY.
No Historical Novelist has abored so faithfully and
successfully to reproduce complete picture of past
times and evcnts.'-Uticd Heroh.
v-IHEY ARE ORIGINAL.
" IT has asreeably surprised readers to find a new
writer with such constructive genius and knowledge of
character as i.ouisa Mulhback s."-IS8bir
Lcdges
Each succeeding newell adds to Mrs Mundt's reputa
ton as a writer OF historic tiction.-N. J. Times.
NT-TllEY ARE FULL OF IMAGINATION.
she is not only the skilfn joiner but a neat.handed
artizan." Christian Iitpess
'Therc is seldom any siraininy after effect but it is
real, wonderful how Madame Mundt manages to sus-
tam anu Increase the interest to the end -City Item
The word paintins of the authoress is much more.
effective than the best efforts of the encraver'-inoi<
state Register
Whitley CONTAIN ANECDOTES OF COURTS
'Scottish history offered freshcr and more roman
tic material to the magic working hand of Sir Walter
Scott than she finds in the annals Of the Gcrnan courts
ErcBIBT G6zCtt.
There are not to he found anywhere in human
annals, unused such magnificent such supcrabuudant
materials fol romance, clog the chronicles of the
PiuHsan and Austrian courts of the 18th century By
,hcr urcss, 'hcir MANNERS, their modes of thouehi
their language, they almost as much separated from
Us as il they had lived one thousand years ago
Observer.
VIII-rlIEY TELL ABOUT EMPERORs KINGS.
AND QUEENS.
We learn from her aot only how Frederick William
he
kouSSchu, Baron Trcnck, the Empress Catharine
walked and talked in their grand f0it but how thew
powdered their hair iiirted and took tea'-Rcfste,
Tue choice OF her subjects exhibits her genius. She
takes tn" time of Frederick the Great Joseph the
Second Tor example and upon the background of facts
winch the chronicles of the periods Afford she embrocl-
- Tue pfght ana sonbre coiors, the light and shade of
her fiction with the skill Of consumnate artist
The EdG''.
lX.-TliE STYLE Is INTERESTING.
The style Of this writer for purity perspicty anil
elegance, is something greatly to be commended 1t il
Tree IRON limitations manncrisms and tricks of every
kind. Tho d,guS
The translauns Justice TO the vivid piouan silvia
of the Originate and the story is full of movement and
crowded with instructive and entertaining incdent."
Tie ChicdgO Post.
The interest of the book does not depend upon IL,
characters its incidents, nor yet on its charming
style but in its general harmony of composition
Book.
X.-EyERYBoDY is READING THEM
our people seem to have stopped reading French
novels, ana English works are complained of dull.
Miss Mnhlback precisely supplies the public want.
The novels of Clara Mundt being read by every
one'-1TnsS.
"Mnhlbachs novels have worldwide reputation,
and read with avdty. as fast as issued from the
press '-SptinlfGid Republican.
They are winning wide and deserved popularity in
this conntry.'-Satc Jourani
Eiher Of tie Norcis sent free BIZ mail Ia uavada,ess
on receipt Of price Feb l. 1sUs-lm