The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-03-12

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BEHIND THE SCENES: A story Of the stage. By
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Boston. Western News Co., Chicago.
Whoever Verify Victor may be, he or abe has
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equals the best writings of Fanny Fera; while
in the loftier sphere Of the novelist-the power
fal deiineation and close snslyzaton of character,
the book is very much above the common grade
Of American story writing. In Gail Hart, the
heroine, We see the stage as it should be; in
LeHnox, the stage a., alas it too much il. The
book will probably pass as an apology for the
stage tus it is such only for the stage a. it should
be-not az it is.
HARpER's NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, for
q March.
The present number contains continuation of
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