The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-30
Literary Notices.

LORD HoPE's CHOICE. A New Novel by Mrs.
Ann S. Stephens, Author of Fashion and
Famine" ETC. etc. Publis he'd by Il. Il. Peter
son & Brothers, No BOG Chestnut street. Phila-
delphia: 1878. ,5.... ..a
This strongly-written and powerful dra-
matte story has just been published by the
above popular book-publishing firm Of
Philadelphia, and will no doubt meet with
a very large sale, for Mrs. Stephens stands
among the first of our American novelists,
always teaching good moral, and writing
in fascinating manner. The scenes and
characters in "Lord Hopes Choice" are
mostly English, the parties coming from their
home to New York under assumed names,
ON account of family difficulties. Lady
Hope, or, Mrs. Hurst as she chooses to call
herself, leaves England and flies to this
country, because she knows her husband
has transferred his affections to their child's
governess, handsome and highly accom-
plished lady, named Rachel Gloss. Lady
Hope brings her daughter Clara-then blu
two years old--with her; and, in order to
make her concealment more secure, gives
the child into the care of Elizabeth Yates,
an old. faithful, family servant, and her
| foster-mother. The Yates are very poor,
and live in tenement house. AS soon as
Lady Hope leaves England her husband
and the governess follow--he hoping to be
able, without difficulty, to obtain divorce
| from his wife. He loses no time in dscov-
ering her place of concealment, and seeks
her consent to the divorce by threatening
to take their daughter. Mrs. Hurst
struggles for her child, and dies in her at.
tempt, rather than see this accomplished.
During the confusion of this scene, the child,
frightened, crawls through the darkness
into the street, where she is picked up hours
after by old Mrs. Yates, the foster-mother
and carried to her own home. A few days
previous to this, Mrs. Hurst, fearing events
would develop rapidly, gave box Of NAL
achite, of great value, containing the family
diamonds. and money to large amount,
to Mrs. Yates, with instructions for their
disposal in case of her death. That nigh
Mrs. Hurst was murdered, and son OF
Mrs. Yates was seen coming out of hel
house. When the murder was discovered
and this fact known, together with the &C.
acknowledgement of the box in their posses
sion, the crime naturally fell upon him,
for which he was tried. The mother, in
order to save her son, falsely swears tc
having committed the murder herself, anG
for which she is sentenced for life to hare
labor. Lord Hope, fearing he might be
implicated in the murder of his wife, Sc
cretly marries the governess, Rachel Gloss
and leaves for his estates in England, TAX
ing with him his daughter Clara, etc., but
we must leave the rest for the reader to
find out. 1t will prove to be immensely
popular. LORD HOPES CHOICE y is
issued in large duodecimo volume, and
sold by all booksellers at the low price Of
$1.75 in cloth, or $l.50 in paper cover; o,
copies will be sent by mail, to any place.
postpaid, by the publishers, I. B. Peter.
son 4 Brothers, Philadelphia, Pennsylva-
mia, on receipt of the price. All Of Mrs
Ann S. Stephens nineteen books are put
up in neat box, bound in morocco cloth,
full gilt backs, &c. Price 1925. .E
WE have received the May number Of
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