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OVER THE OCEAN.
Over the Ocean; or, Glimpses of Travel in Many Lands.
By a Lady of New York. 1 vol., 12mo. Cloth, 75
cents; Paper, 50 cents.
“We know of no book which affords a more striking illustration of the
beauty of the `golden main' in style—that pours a cheerful sun-light over
every page, and yet never dwindles into sentimentalism.”
—National Press.
“The quick, but searching observation of females, combined with the
taste peculiar to the sex, and the gift of language, which they possess in a
pre-eminent degree, render the ladies delightful tourists.
“The fair authoress before us presents a rich banquet to the public, both
in the scenes described, and in the happy manner of treating them.
“Visiting, as she has, the most important places in Europe, she flies from
one to another, in her narrative, with the same vivacity that some of her
musical sisters exhibit in touching the keys of a piano, while she affords
more lasting and intellectual gratification.”
—New Haven Courier.
“We can commend the book to our readers; we are sure that they will
agree with us that upon the whole they have seldom met with a more
agreeable piece of gossip.”
—Harbinger.
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