Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-01-23

l-T|ey are hSt'"tf'te.
LAS purely ltera.fy works these historical 70,
manccs possess high degree t.. merit 'hey read
like genuine histories. = Ca'hotc won't.
They are correct descriptions OF ting countrlr~
and people dtscIb ed. - iieratd.
L. They are Entertaining.
ave r gard these books as among the best and
most entertaining novels O the day. ''-Springfeid
RepdI. lean.
The reader is at fascinated and held spell
bound until the volume is completed' - Free Press
There isno dull chapter in it, Utica Heraid
III thy are Mirrors Of the Times.
mo one can peruse them without conceding the
authors great skill in grasping and deineating
ba characters which figure cousj icuously in them.
al he study which enabl> >the author to dtlineate
so accurately the emotions and incentives 10 action
which moved men and women 0! a past age must
be close and untiring, and Louisa Muhlhach' shows
in all her works perfection which carries the
reader into rhe very presence or the characters
represented. '-Syrdcase JoNrnoj.
IT-They are Historically Correct
"Hstorically correct, and as entertaining as
many Of the volumes Of Sir Walter Scott. Pro
ridence Herold
Louisa Muhbach must have carefully and dill
gently studied the secret histories Of the times and
countries Of which she writes, and her task is done
we'll and effectively Worcester Spy
n historical novelist has labortd SO faithfully
and successfully to reproduce complete picture
OF past times and events U,ica Herald.
T-Thcy ore Original.
1t has agreeably surprised readers to find new
writer with such constructive genius and knowl-
edge Of character as Louisa Muhlbach possesses
Pubic Ledger.
Each succeeding novel adds to Mrs. Mundts re-
putatioo as writer OF historic tiction-N. Y. Times.
TI-Theg are Full Of imagination.
She is not only the skilIfu joiner, but a neat
handed artizall-C Christian Witness.
There is seldom any straining after effect, but it
is really wondt rtul how Madame Mundt manages
to sustain and increase the interest to the end
City Item.
Tie word painting Of tn au,ho ess is much more
effective than the best efforts Of the engrayer--
Illinois State Register.
TIi-Ihey Contain anecdotes Of Courts
Scottish history offered no tresher or more ro-
mantle material to the magic working hand Of Sir
Walter Scott than she finds III the annals of the
German courts-Evening Gazette.
There are not to be found anywhere in human
annals, unused, such magnificent, su CHI SupeIabun-
can't materials tor romance. as clog the chronicles
OF the Pfussian aid Austrian courts OF the 18th
century. BY then dress, their manners, their
modes Of thought thrir language. they are almost
az much separated rom il they mad lived
'
VIII 1hey. tell eJoa5 Emperors, Kings
Gnd Queens.
We learn from her not only how F ederck Wm
and Frederick the Great, Joseph H. Noltaire
Rousseau, Ban On Trenck, the Empress Catharire,
walked and talked in THEN q and rote@, but how
they powdered their hair, Hi led and took tea
Register.
The choice OF her subjects exhibits her genius.
She takes the time OF Frederick the Great Jos phi
!. ioi example. and upon the Background Of facts
which the chronicles of the speriods afford, she
embi oders the bright and sombre colors the light
and shade Of her fiction, with the skill Of con
sumnate artist-The Eagle.
I1- The Style IS Interesting,
The stye OF this writer tor pu .ty, perspicuty
and elegance, is something greatly tn be common
ded. 1t Is free from limitations, mann 1ri>ms, and
tricks OF every knd-ih. Argus.
The Transitions do justice TO the vivid, piqUant
style OF the p.lgna and the story Is full OF move
n Mt and crowded with instructive and entertain
ing incident--The Chicago Post.
The interest OF The book does not depend upon
its characters its incidents, yet on its
charming STYLE, but in its general harmony OF
composijlon-Day Book.
I-E1elybodg is Pea3inq them
Our people seem to have stopped reading French
novels, and English works are complained Of as
dull. Miss Muhback precisely supplies the p4bI.c
want.
The novels Of Clara Mundt are being read By
every ona--Iimes.
Mohbach's novels have a worldwide reputa-
ton, and are read with avidity as fast us issued
from the pless-Springie Republican.
They ave winning d wide and deserved popular
ity IL tbs tcuAti y--state journal.
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