New-York tribune., 1876-05-20
NHIRD EDITION NOW READY.
ON DANGEROUS GROUND;
AGATHA'S FRIENDSHIP

AGATHAs FRIENDSHIP
BY MRS MOORE.
PORTER a COATES. INTERNATIONAL SERIES NO TO-
"VICIOUS CRITICISM
The book is Of genuine merit, merely as Literary pro
ducton but above and beyond is ~ expose OF wha IN
American ociey present IS an alarming social evil III
vic. ~ the severe criticism which has received here ana
there we have given the story thorough prusa and do not
hesitate TO pronounce attacks the result of gho
rance II than that OF malice one haiuiS
knows think Of such criticism a. that OF Inc Literary
World on Mrs. book 1t is vicious and disgrace u
the journal in which appears Another class OF critics ha'o
vify msnterpretod character OF Agatha yet IT'S pure
and spotess throughout only men Of the lowest instincts
could think III Of her Hartford Evening Post.
This is another Of Porter Coate.s international seres
and one Of IN purpose and literary e1
ceenco which have been recently pubshedThe Chronicle
This stor read with intense interest The danger'
ous ground which Agatha trod Les In that mystic 30
dreamed OF but rarely reached in safety pa'one love
4 New. Orleans Bulletin.
The danger OF this friendship how "Miss Lee" awoke to
the consciousness friendship she had dfted n'o
love- the discovery her se"basehehti hei
penanee reward each In ITS turn receives cei
treatment at Of the author aud taken as "hoe
make exceedingly interesting study Of womanhood-lF Fhh
adelphia Evening Telegraph.
mi. romance " American society teaches forcbiy
than plain argument could the evil consequences which
flow from false Of the marriage reatonrhe Detroit
Post
You at yourself 'ympnhzng with the story and
with which the writer seeks to incucate and IN
press Albany Argus.
TIE story Il told with skill. the dialogue being
par n the and the whole marked
by weIbred familiarity with e subject which has been con
dcuously absent the majority Of preceding euoTts TO de-
pict fashionable society," New-York World
on Dangerous Ground story oi much power ana o"s
distinguished literary ability Payne Of The cornhn
Magazine.
The Incidents are described with yror the characters
are well and the pictures Of hshonabe NE
are particularly eaooye. The author when h' writes oi
what /. called "soclety evidently quite at home Every
scene tels "free Of the guid'tPesrsons Mag
aziuc.
Iuav sud as the romance better part Of society and
the reality of the worst part q Locaport Daily Union
Tho instincts u Womany purity aud arc seen on
every par,, resd the authors vigorous deinea'h
we are something of her own 9bhorrence OF te
cA r rous social practices which vailed under such spl
rous names nrtations" and "Pstonic love-
Tie q roughou choice without being tited The
conversations easy and natural IN the siyie common u
people aud education and there Is an uer ab
,euoe q slAng.-lJohn 8 Hart. IL u.
IL treats dfHcult subject with the greatest delcacy
This author makes her sios and gentlemen converse
admirably and shows ss as wcl ~ Judgment ~ varying r
character Of their dialogue She evidently knows
none better what touch and 90 Of conversation is
oucs brief pontoi-and gives no spun-out speeches
rso dialogue is o,tener pquant than brilliant, because
her osr, alton good have shown her that this
Ia actual ilfe.-tD ID. l.. shelton aagkenhic-
Few men and would have had the courage
10 exposc evil, Of socey with slch openness Aud fewer
s have the nice disrernrnt which enables Mrs hoO 70
distinguish the alsare- aud mcongruiuos from ue aVer
errors social system ani 70 satnzc the one while cen
surirg the other THE Telegraph.
The appearance Of third edition Of this novel shows that u
hss vital y and vel deserved tribute o Of the most
vigorously o fiction In Amoncsn literature
Tho Characters types of prsous nearly all Of whom
be found Arecsn society fashionable and unashonah
The exquisite purity and refinement OF Agatha have
singular ascuaCn ior the reader s.cat charn of the
book yiSay Of the dialogue fan q quick turns In
which subject tossed about from 10 another after the
manuer gooi craon n actual lfc Its dct, Is most
pure and gooI Tho interest unabated from beginning
end. young gin. married woman but wiil DC the
better reading lit New YORK Evening Mail.
PORTER * COATE~. Philadelphia.