The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-03-12
Prominent characteristics.

Prominent characteristics.
I.-TuEY ARE Instructive.
'.As purely literary works, these histori-
cal roulauces possess high degree Of merit.
They read like genuine histories.-CathUlic
World.
They are correct descriptions of the
countries and the people described. Her
aid.
II-TUEY ARE ENTERTAINING.
1--WE regard these books as among the best
and most entertaining novels Of the day. -
Springfield Republican.
The reader is at once fascinated and held
spell bound until the volume is completed" :"
Free rrcss.
There is no dull chapter in it."-Utica
/ Herald.
iIL-THFY ARE MIREORs OF TIE TINES.
No one can peruse them without conce-
ding the authors great skill IN grasping and
delineatiuG the characters which figure con
spicuously in them.
The study which enables the author to
delineate 81 accurately the emotions and III
ccntiyee tu action which moved men and
women of past age must be close ana un-
firing. and Louisa MuhlbIch shows in all
of her works a perfection which carries the
itdcCi IhLN' Ii4S 'Ci litScuCC u Ile CIltti al
tcrs represented. ."--Syracuse Journal.
IV.-THEY ARE HISTORICALLY CoRRECT.
Historically correct. and as entertaining
many of the volumes Of SIR Walter Scott"
as Providence Herald
- Louisa Muhlbach must have carefully
end diligently studied the secret histories of
the times and countries of which she writes,
and her task is done well and effectively"
Worcester Spy.
''No Historical Novelist has labored so
faithfully to reproduce complete picture of
past times and events. Utica Herald.
V.-TIGY AR OmGINAL,
1T has agreeably surprised readers to find
4 new writer with such constructive genius
and knowledge of character as Louisa Muh.-
bach possesses. Public Ledger
Each succeeding novel adds to Mrs.
Mundt's reputation as writer Of historic
fiction, New York Times.
VI-TuEY ARE FULL OF IMACISArIoN.
"She is not only the skilful ioincr, but
neat-hauded rtizan-"--Christan Witness
There is seldom any straining after cf-
feet, but it is really wonderful how Madame
Mundt manages to sustain and increase the
interest to the end"
The word-painting of the authoress is
much more effective than the best efforts of
the engraver. Illinois State Register.
VII -TuEY CONTAIN ANECDOTES OF
CoURTs.
Scottish history offered no fresher and
more romantic material 10 the magic work
ing hand Of Sir Walter Scott than she finds
in the annals Of the German courts. Even
ing Gazette,
There are not to be found anywhere in
human annals, unused, such magnificent,
such superabundaut materials for romance,
as clog the chronicles of the Prussian and
Austrian courts of the 18th century. By
their dress, their manners, their modes of
thought, their language, they are almost as
much separated from us as if they had lived
one thousand years ago."-Qbserver.
VIIL-TuEY TELL ABOUT EMrERoRs,
KINGS, AND QUEENS.
I'VE learn from her not only how Fred
erick William and Frederick the Great, JOS
cph the Second, Noltaire, housseau, Baron
Trenck, tue Empress Catherine, walked and
talked in their grand roles, but how they
powdered their hair, lirted and took tea. -
Register.
The choice of her subjects exhibits her
genius. She takes the time of Frederick the
Great Joseph the Second, for example, and
upon tuc DdCh5TOunu OF 1aCtS which tie
chroniclers of the periods afford, she embrui-
dcrs the bright and sombre colors, the light
and shade Of her fiction, with the skill of a
consummate tist.''-The Eagle
lN.-THE STYLE Is INTERESTING.
The style of this writer for purity, per-
splculty and elegance, is something greatly
to be commended. 1t is free from limitations
manEerisms, and tricks Of every kind. -
The Argus.
The traasations DO Justice to the vivid,
piqrunt style of the original and the story
Is iui; OF movement and crowded with en-
tertaining aud instructive Incident. ."-The
Chicago Post.
"Ihe interest of the book does not depend
upon Its characters nor its Incidents, nor vet
on It's charming style, but in its harmony
OF composition. DAY Book
A.-EVEEYBoDY Is READING THEM.
'Our people seem to have stopped readino
French novels, and English works are com.
planet OF as dull. Miss Muhlbach precise
ly supplies the public want
The novels of Clara Mundt arc being
read by every one. ."-Times
"Muhlbach's novels have a worI Lwid,
reputation, and are read with aviditv. as
last as issued from the press. .''-SpringfeId
Republican.
They are winning a wide and deserved
popularity in this country" State Journal.
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