Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-03-31
"A Ear Barbarian.

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author OF this work There have bccn few
more striking .urrrsses Ia liIeraiurc than tia;
achteyrd hy Mrs. Frances Iiudzson burnett
au I'm lish lady. ~ D. had rar,S mode America
her home. The 81 Tor n NcribHrF's M.HtAfy
rariy discrrard her talent. Her rrI4iaijHn
wa- uadr by her nrst novel Ia A. magazine.
Ia ,l l.s.s a. Low Tis.,' fairly ri-ylTthtd tas
rvAiinE Nofld. II was received With uihu-
sia.m 10 butb CONT rut-. AMI Epgt'.h critic.
h.yr Vi q with Am Ttra iu IT. pJR -~.. " lii.
e,isiipu after edition Ca. -. absorbed b, an
eager public. "Haw urth's" followed. and iuiis
su.iagu'd n auth r. reputation, "LuuI-i-
ana, ~ hlch came ~ ~. pfrs. ntsd hr' in
anil cn,irvy DIFF Ont Gcid. hat Ii Wa, 4 any
thing. even = greater literary IA. r~>. fhan tf-
p ed rr..or. 20 her latest novel. &c Fan Bar
bartau." ~, find Mr., In nett ana j I'LL other
s~eurs AMI cha a'ivrs, aud here she sewn,
hA' ~ % r. ii-r. ~ beast a tsr - popularity u
opusrrnrj. = her earlier trlumph.. Ihs rtl-
~ thr .tor, !. iu it.cif 8 tnu~t happy ,Uncrp-
ii.n. Tito PAIR Harbafian' j. a Young Amer
icaa tldy who has iR,| to NrtAil. al IS Do
comr- upon Al English rauuigt town. " in tlc
-u.Er-tIsr name 20 -~.uw bridge" - A-fuuish
IT. iuh ih.iant, by an tu.i4s Iuaity q character
wholly unique.
Il q, no, TAR 90 fore,'all the e., s.lr'- interest
D, 4 revelation - the fui plot " thr slory, but
IT, mrTe -4ll@ut point. waS llc sussc.tsu The
heroiHr j. Athuruu<h!y Iaicrss M and o. iginai
creation. She l. thoroughly American. She
p. entirety hufufffufHuuat IN hFG llra~. a N Il
tried by kpg i,h standards. ~br Conlouud-
amt amrkr~ Ihr rigid d,sof-s- % prpprictt.
With y hom he comr~ ~ cDufart IN thu. sleepy
English ~ age. Al isok upon hrT wth
mingled curiosity and wonder. She ah-o-
lutsiy horgites l. tdy Thrubl Il, who /. the b, al
u Slow bridge -ocG-iy. and who rWboGirs 20
that j. arrogant, ANGULAR and tomirccring he
the wort typ = the British regulator of the
propris;iys. The rariu. - 81 the scene, that
attend the meeting 20 these parties .-'tudv>rftt-
sbe. Ih.- American gir l. not IN Unframed
hos den, BY any m-au.. She j.. On ihr con-
trary. truc-w omauy In The best sense u the
term. She y Kind of heart, sympathetic anI
:, Prospecting "a really lovely. u . somrw bat
uurguS rational VcT.On. ~hg j. nix spirit u,
TO anu while .he ulautic-t- Willingness To
learn The standards of those among whom her
lot q. temporarily east. there i ChaTmins
outhful dignity abuu, hcr Nhic one VI the
bcsr points Ia her drliucatiou. az course she
tiuis her lover. or the results hat ait. nj his
WvJing. se have the reader 10 learn from thr
story. The merit 81 thr novel H. lArg is in t.
admirable purpose and the exquisite skiii with
- hich u b. carried out. L. /. a refresh ug IN
dtcAIiOn Of the American gtrl. " HON IL has
bceu too much the custom 81 writers To drprc-
Z ate OF late. Ms Burnett know, her well
aud doe. her ample insiice. She know- Eng
land, too. aud We have the benefit Of ihst
know ledge in the Tyres ~ English character
presented.
Her book J. likely not only 70 .uccced 10 favor
beyond her own preysOu productions, but L.
gain popularity which none other ~ those
novels which have treated thi, phase Of The
American girl question have obtained,