The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-01-25
Mrs. Mary A. iivermore's Famous
Book, my Story Of tho War"

III TINS new ana SuperDly HluStraleu Work
the world famous Mary A. Livermore mar
rates her personal work and experience as q
hospital and field nurse during the war of
the rebellion. We do not know when 700
pages have given us more genuine pleasure
Mrs Liyermore spent four years as a nurse
in hospitals, camps, at the front and on the
battle field, and these four years were
packed with pathOs, glory and sacrifice
probably never paralleled in the life of any
other woman. Her narrative presents vi
vid inner picture of the wOmanly side of the
war, more especially of her own work and
thrilling experiences, with many pathetic
and humorous incidents portraying the lights
and shadows of hospital life. These are de-
scribed as only an eyewitness and tender
hearted woman could describe them.
What wonderful work she did. How
heroic her labors, how thrilling her expert
encc in those dark years. 1t Is story
never to be forgotten. When she first en-
tered upon her hospital career deathly
faintnesS came over her, but she nelved
herself for the work that had to be done,
and soon became accustomed to it. Never
again were her nerves disturbed by hospital
sights and scenes. For four years she held
herself in iron control, and gave herself up
to motherly ministratiOns to sick and wound
ed of the rank and file.
We regard this splendid book as u wholly
unique work, for it presents the womanly
or what may very appropriately be termed
the heavenly side of the war, and this has
never hitherto been written. 1t lifts the
curtain, and shows how heroic and devoted
and blessed her work was. 1t Is full OF the
deepest pathOs, the richest humor, the most
touching tales, the most stirring anecdotes
and incidents. and through the whole runs
the story of the adventures and striking eX-
periences of its ilustrOuS author, Stranger
stories are here told than romance ever
dreamed of, every one of them drawn from
real life by womanS hand. In every
chapter she weavcs in anecdote after anec-
dote, incident after incident, story after
story, and the readers attention is held
breathless to the end of the volume. Should
every other book on the war be bottcd out
of existence, this one would completely re-
fleet the spirit and work of the women of
the North. In reading it our eyes were
often filed with tears: at other times we
were convulsed with laughter at its rich
humor. Such work by SO eminent an au-
thor, at whose feet hundreds of thousands
have sat and listened in admiration and
wonder, whose power wisdom, influence,
and fame are now world wide, is the litera-
ry event of our times.
But the illustrations An able criticre-
Gently said, This is the most richly embcll-
ishcd work ever published in America"
We endorse this opinion. There
are splendid steel-plate portraits of
famous nurses of Union soldiers,
and many plates illustrating hospital scenes
and thrilling incidents in a woman's army
life. No newspaper description can do these
costly plates justice. They must be seen to
be appreciated. There are also splendid
fac-simile plates of famous old battle flags,
from photographs and paintings made
from the original flags, printed in sixteen
cOlOrs from one hundred and twenty eight
engraved stones They show all the colors,
tints, blood-stains, rents, shot holes, and
splintered stats, exactly as they appear in
the original flags. AS We look at them 1t is
hard to believe that the real flags are not
before us. Even the lettering and inscrip-
ti0ns are perfectly reproduced in gold. The
story of each flag Is told, with pathetic Incl
dents attending the death of color bearers
who died under their folds.
This grand volume has no competitor and
we do not believe 1t can have rival. If We
speak warmly of the book IL is because it
richly deserves il. 1t is sold only by agents
and Is meeting with an enormous sale.
Agents who introduce a work of such Ster
ling merit ought to be cordially welcomed.
We believe that the best way TO keep out
poor books is by introducing good ones, and
better and more absOrbingly interesting and
thrilling work than this has certainly never
before been brought to our notice. 1t is
rarely that one can speak in terms of such
unqualified praise of any book.
Put it into your homes. 1t will be read
over and over again by old and young, with
increasing pleasure and lasting profit, and
will be priced by all. You can, i'm our opin-
ion, much better afford to dispense with a
dozen other books than not possess this.
Every subscriber will consider the price Of IL
'.charity In himSclfo