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“Abelard and Heloise, the greatest man and the greatest woman of the Twelfth
Century: with the one began the enfranchisement of thought, and with the other the
enfranchisement of her sex. They were brought by fortune into romantic relations
with each other, and their history as lovers, is of most extraordinary interest. The
power of passion and the disinterestedness of true and devoted love in such heroic
spirit, is portrayed in these masterly pages with fervid eloquence.”

“This is a work at once creditable to the good taste of its publishers, and to the
research, industry, and discriminating judgment of its author. Who is not already
familiar with its touching, painful, yet fascinating story? Who need be reminded of
the genius, the learning, and the fervor of its hero, or of the beauty, devotion and self-sacrificing
love of the ill-starred Heloise? Their loves and their misfortunes have
found a sympathizing and appreciating memorial in this volume, to which we can
hardly give a higher tribute of our approval, than by saying that it is in all respects
well worthy of the theme to which it is devoted. It has evidently been a work of
much labor, as well as serious and careful study, and will be found to have more than
the interest of the most fascinating fiction, while it teaches some of the sternest lessons
of the severe realities of actual life.”

“The story told in this volume, is full of old revolutionary reminiscences. It is
simple, yet attracts the attention of the reader wonderfully. The character of the
Indian is faithfully drawn, and the intrigues and vice of the human heart well exposed.
The narrative is charming throughout—the tale moral—the scene laid at Hartford, in
the seventeenth century.”

“There is a naturalness and depth of feeling about the works of this writer that
makes them exceedingly interesting, and no person who has read one of them will
need any urging to try another. She is not one of those writers that write many books,
but seems to wait for the moment of inspiration, and then sits down, with pen in hand,
and writes directly from the heart.”

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this tale, by the same pen. There is a freshness and simplicity in the style of the
author. Human character and manners are depicted, by strokes as profound as they
are apparently facile. It is a work of much thought, and of a high degree of literary
merit. It will take its place among the standard works of the age.”

“As to its literary merits, we can honestly commend it as a charming story, and for
its moral influence, we think the admirers of Uncle Tom's Cabin will not find their
dislike of slavery greatly lessened by its perusal, while they may be persuaded to cherish
a kindlier feeling toward those whose lot is cast amid the institutions of the South.”

“It is a book of great interest, written in a candid, truthful spirit—the arrangement
of the plot and incidents is skillful, and the work abounds in passages of great pathos and
of thrilling interest.”

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way in public favor, and win for its accomplished author the commendation of all dispassionate
readers.”

“Written in a most admirable tone, and with manifest sincerity.”

“Miss McIntosh will certainly find a host of very earnest admirers of the `Lofty and
the Lowly.”

“Her sketches of character and incidents show that she is perfectly familiar with the
ground upon which she treads.”

“We assure our readers they will arise from the perusal of these pages impressed
with the important lesson they contain.”

“The characters are depicted with force and clearness.”

“The most eager novel reader will find himself satisfied with the novelty of incidents
with which this book is filled.”

“Written with a great refinement of feeling.”

“The book throughout exhibits great dramatic power, fine knowledge of character
and unusual command of language.”

“It places Miss McIntosh in the front rank of American Novelists.”

“We cordially recommend this noble romance.”

“A beautiful and affecting story, told in a sweet pure style, and swaying the heart
by its natural and life-like scenes. It is a story of wilfulness, trial, misery, and of being
made `perfect through suffering' on the part of the heroine Gertrude, the `Lady-Bird'
of the story. sentiments and pure thoughts are the characteristics of the
story.”

“The authoress of these volumes, if she has not the significant name of Currer Bell,
deserves as highly the value of her sex, for her gift in portraying the finest natures, and
giving to her readers not only much to charm and interest, but suggestions for earnest
thought, which may ripen into the beautiful characters she so skilfully depicts. The
present volumes will add to her celebrity.”

“This book deserves more than an ordinary notice. We do not often read novels;
but when we opened this we found it difficult to lay it down. The characteristics are
well drawn, and unexaggerated, so that they seem like people one meets every day, and
the interest is sustained to the last, with a great deal of power.”

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sustained throughout. There is no stiffness or flagging in the dialogues, and the sentiments
are pure.”

“Ellen Middleton is a work of much interest and ability. The style is admirable,
and her practical observations show a clearness and depth of thought rarely found
among the younger members of the fair sex.”

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a succession of mysteries and cross purposes, is well developed, and the scene and character
painting is full of spirit and truth. The authoress is certainly a woman of genius,
which she has used to excellent purpose.”

“Lady Georgiana Fullerton's first appearance as a novelist rendered her famous at
once. Ellen Middleton, her first production, was a powerfully constructed story, manifesting
great ability in the author, which Grantley Manor fully confirms. We commend
the book most cordially.”

“The book is an excellent one, and the Lady Georgiana's style is admirable. It is
clear, concise, glowing, and lady-like. Her dialogue and narrative likewise show great
skill in perception and arrangement.”

“The clear conception, the forcible delineation, the style, at once elegant and powerful,
of Miss Kavanagh's former works, are exhibited in this, as well as deep thought and
sound moral reflection. Every thing presented to the reader, whether thought or image
is elaborated with the finish of a Flemish painting without its grossness; the persons
are nicely conceived and consistently sustained, and the principal narrative is relieved
by very truthful pictures of every day life and character.”

“A very delightful tale. * * * The charm of the story is in its naturalness. It
is perfectly quiet, domestic, and truthful. In the calm force and homely realities of its
scenes it reminds us of Miss Austen.”

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lessons in life are taught in the work, while the artistic skill with which the narrative
is managed imparts a vivid interest. The author might be, with a stronger infusion of
the poetic element, another Joanna Baillie; and no one will read the work without a
high estimate of her dramatic powers and her deep insight.”

“A charming story, gracefully told. Its intrinsic interest as a narrative, and the
tenderness of its pathos will win for it many readers.”

“The character of Madeleine, the heroine, is beautifully drawn and powerfully portrayed.
Miss Kavanagh is most known by her excellent novel of `Nathalie.' This book
possesses no less interest, though of a very different kind.”

“The design and spirit of this volume are alike admirable. Miss Kavanagh divides
her work into four periods; the first relates the deeds of holy women under the Roman
empire; the second tells us of the fruits of faith in the middle ages; the third is devoted
to the women of the seventeenth century; and the fourth to those of the eighteenth and
present centuries. We have read many of these records of other days, as told by Miss
Kavanagh, and we are sure that the influence upon every Christian-minded person
cannot but be for good, if he will meditate upon what our holy religion is every day doing.
The volume is well worthy a place in every Christian family.”

“A novel of really high merit. The characters are most skilfully drawn out in the
course of the story. The death of Guy is one of the most touching things we ever
read. * * * The work is one of absorbing interest, and what is still better, the moral
taught in its pages is eminently healthy and elevating. We commend the book most
cordially.”

“The whole tone and feeling of this book is good and true. The reader does not
require to be told that the author is religions; the right principles, the high sense of
duty and honor, softened by the influence of a reverent faith, can be explained on no
other hypothesis. It is eminently a book to send the reader away from the perusal better
and wiser for the lessons hidden under its deeply interesting narrative.”

“A well written, spirited and interesting work. It is full of character, sparkling
with conversation, and picturesque with paintings of nature. The plot is well conceived
and handsomely wrought out. There is a freshness of feeling and tone of healthy
sentiment about such novels, that recommend them to public favor.”

“It is a beautiful and ably written story.”

“The story is well written, and will be read with much pleasure as well as profit.”

“A novel with a deep religious tone, bearing and aim—a most attractive style.”

“We commend her books to the young, as among those from which they have
nothing to fear.”

“A very well told tale, mingling the grave and gay, the tender and severe, in fair
proportions. It displays a genius and skill in the writer of no ordinary measure.”

“The `Dean's Daughter' will doubtless be one of the most successful books of the
season. It abounds in all those beauties which have hitherto distinguished Mrs. Gore's
novels. The management of the incidents of the story is as clever, the style is as brilliant,
the satire as keen, and the conversation as flowing, as in the best of her works.”

“It will be read with pleasure by thousands.”

“Mrs. Gore is perhaps the wittiest of modern novelists. Of all the ladies who in
later times have taken in hand the weapon of satire, her blade is certainly the most
trenchant. A vapid lord or a purse-proud citizen, a money-hunting woman of fashion
or a toad-eater, a humbug in short, male or female, and of whatsoever cast or quality he
may be, will find his pretensions well castigated in some one or other of her brilliant
pages; while scattered about in many places are passages and scenes of infinite tenderness,
showing that our authoress is not insensible to the gentler qualities of our nature
and is mistress of pathos in no common degree.”

“We prefer Harry Muir to most of the Scottish Novels that have appeared since
Galt's Domestic Stories were published. This new tale by the author of Margaret Maitland,
is “over true”—a real picture of the weakness of man's nature and the depth of
woman's tenderness.”

“This is one of those charming works in which the affections of the female heart
are portrayed as they are wrought upon by the vicissitudes and trials of life. The
scenes are laid chiefly in the quiet glens of Scotland, and the actors are represented as
possessing all the rich and genial elements of the noblest Scottish character. It is
written with a spirited and powerful pen, and cannot fail strongly to impress the
reader.”

“The style of the writer is pure and pleasing, and the moral tone of the book not
merely unexceptionable, but positively excellent.”

“This is one of that class of novels to which the reader turns with delight after
reading some of the trash that is put forth by the press. It abounds in soul-elevating
thoughts, and no person can read it without being made wiser and better thereby. It
is full of simple and naïve wisdom, shrewd delineation of character in great variety,
and has a Scotch canny-ness and piquancy that rivet the attention even amidst simple
incidents. We like it much, and cordially commend it to our readers.”

“This is a moral tale of exceeding beauty. It is elegantly written, full of just sentiments,
and inculcates moral lessons. It is a tale for the family, encouraging social, do
mestic pleasures, and leaving upon the mind religious impressions. It can never be
read without profit.”

“We have no objection to such `light literature' as this. It falls like the dew or the
gentle rain, lightly, it is true, but it falls to cheer and gladden the heart. There are
pleasant and profitable lessons in the pages of this book, and the reader cannot help
loving its heroine, the gentle Kate Sinclair, and all who love her.”

“Mr. Garland has given us a daguerreotype of a character more eccentric and
variable than Uranus itself, and withal two volumes of exceedingly choice historical
reading.”

“The Biography of Randolph has greater charms than the most exciting fiction.”

“A good life of this remarkable man has long been desired. Mr. Garland has
furnished an extremely readable book; the two volumes not only contain a history
of his life, and an analysis of his character, but an interesting account of the politics
of the public men of the day.”

“Since Kennedy's Life of William Wirt we have had no biography, certainly no
American biography, which will at all compare in interest with this work. It must
be read by multitudes with intense interest.”

“Mr. Garland has made good use of his material, and has given a striking and
accurate portraiture of the erratic and brilliant subject of his pen.”

“As a biography it is marked by directness and unity of purpose, and by comprehensiveness
and variety of manner.”

“It is one of the most interesting American biographies with which we are acquainted.”

“The work is written with taste and vigor, and its biographical portion is well
constructed and full of interest.”

“This book fills a blank in the biographical notices of distinguished Americans.
The two volumes give us a faithful account of his whole career, an analysis of his
celebrated speeches, &c.”

“Mr. Garland's delineation of the subject of the biography is certainly a powerful
one.”

“The book is in the most attractive style of biographical writing, and is a valuable
addition to our national literature.”

“Randolph was pre-eminently a curious man. He never did any thing in a
commonplace way. The simplest acts of his life have that dramatic interest which
is the charm of a biography. We cordially commend the work.”

“Our advice is, to read Mr. Garland's book and study the character of its great
subject.”

“Mr. Garland has ably performed his duty as a biographer and historian.”

“John Randolph was exceedingly original, eccentric, and singular. From 1799
to 1831 he was almost constantly in public life, and his association with the distinguished
and marked men of that period, as well as his own public action, are peculiarly
interesting. We can do no less than commend the work to general perusal.”

“We have in this work a faithful and well-drawn picture of one of the most remarkable
men of modern times.”

“We have had, in our young republic, some indigenous specimens of character
quite unique, and among them is John Randolph. Although a thousand anecdotes
of his satirical power, his eccentric habits, and curious adventures are rife in the
land, we have had no complete memoir until the one before us, which we doubt not
will be read with avidity.”

“Those who laugh and weep over some of the pages of Dickens, will find their
sense of pathos and humor awakened by many a scene and saying here recorded of
Randolph of Roanoke.”

“This exceedingly practical volume is calculated to form the youthful mind
to habits of business, and familiarize it with objects to which its future energies
are to be directed. For this end, it contains a collection of genuine commercial
letters, of recent dates, adapted at once to form the style, and to afford a correct
insight into the business of the counting-house. These are admirable specimens
of literary, as well as business correspondence, and the young man who
renders himself familiar with them, and likewise with the other contents of this
book, will find himself accomplished, beyond his years, in practical and commercial
knowledge. This is the first book of the kind, possessing an intrinsic
value, that has made its appearance in this country, and it is worthy of the
attention of every young person employed in business.”

“The book is almost invaluable to a mercantile clerk or any one whose
business requires epistolary correspondence. The forms of letters introduced
are concise, and of sufficient variety to become models for correspondence in
commercial transactions. This is the only book of the description in the English
language that we have seen, and it may be cordially recommended to those
who wish to acquire a correct style.”

“We have looked through this work with much pleasure; for although it
consists of a mass of genuine business correspondence, it is, however, well written,
and is unquestionably one of the best works of its class. It will be found
highly useful to young men who are designed for business pursuits, the best
perhaps that has as yet been published. It is strictly suited to form the youthful
mind to habits of business, and to familiarize it with the objects to which its
future energies are to be directed.”

“This work is designed as a sort of initiatory study for young men destined
for mercantile life. One of the most distinguishing marks of a good merchant
is the correctness of his correspondence; and the greatest difficulty encountered
by those who begin business is found in this particular branch; for the young
merchant feels sensibly that by his letters his friends abroad judge of his capacity,
his talent, and his character. The author of the work before us remarks
that it is quite an anomaly that even in Great Britain this essential portion of a
merchant's education is notoriously neglected. Hence, he hopes by this work
to supply in a measure the deficiency. We doubt not the book will be a valuable
acquisition to every counting-house.”

“We have transcribed the title-page, as the best description we can give of
the design and contents of this book. It is not one of those collections of thin
slops called Letter Writers, which are usually so silly and so sickening, but a
work of much higher aim, and more real utility. It seems to be designed to furnish
to the young man entering mercantile life with what we may term the literature
of the counting-room. The fact that the first edition has been translated
into most of the European languages, indicates that it is just such a work as the
mercantile world needed. The extended explanation, in the appendix, of mercantile
technicalities, makes it useful to the non-mercantile portion of the community.”

“Mrs. Welby, of Kentucky, stands in the highest rank of our female poets; she is a poet—
her poems are creations, and they well up from her heart with a naturalness and profusion
which leave no doubt of an inexhaustible fountain. Of their popularity there is sufficient evidence
in the fact that seven editions, issued in rapid succession, leave the demand undiminished.
It was fitting that such poems, so received, should be clad in the superb outward adornments
which are now before us—a triumph of typographic skill, to which the artistic powers of Weir
have added increased attractions. A more elegant, or more attractive volume has rarely appeared
from the American press. We are mistaken if Americans do not receive the volume
with pleasure and pride.”

“These poems, by Mrs. Welby, of Kentucky, are characterized by much tenderness of feeling,
chasteness of sentiment, sweetness of expression, and beauty of description. Many of them
also exhibit piety and devotion which heighten the charm of her poetry. The volume is delightfully
illustrated with original designs by R. W. Weir.”

“It is not necessary for us to express our opinion of the quality of the contents of this book.
That we have done frequently heretofore. The volume is eminently beautiful, and eminently
creditable to all concerned. The very numerous admirers of the distinguished poetess will find
it a casket worthy of the brilliant gem it contains.”

“Mrs. Welby's poetry has no need of indorsement; its sweetness, and elegance, and truthfulness
to nature, have long been recognized and felt by hundreds and thousands of readers. In
very befitting style have the publishers issued this enlarged edition. It has seven finely engraved
illustrations, from original designs by Weir. They are exceedingly beautiful, especially `Melodis,'
`The Rainbow,' and `The Mother.' A more elegant book of poems has rarely been published.”

“These poems exhibit great impressibility and ardor of imagination, chastened by purity of
taste and delicacy of feeling. The thoughts are generally exalted, the language beautiful, and
the melody for the most part perfect.”

“Few American poets would bear the test of such an edition as this, so well as Halleck. Of
late years there has been a demand for his poems, much greater than the supply. The present,
indeed, is the first complete edition ever published, including, as it does, the long poem of Fanny,
one of the most delightful combinations of satire, sentiment, fancy, and fun, in the language—and
also the celebrated Croaker Epistles, which are as good as the best of Tom
Moore's, with the further advantage of being different in subject and mode of treatment. The
volume is a perfect `nest of spicery,' and it requires no gift of prophecy to predict for it a large
and immediate sale. About half of the volume will be new to the majority of the readers, and
that half contains probably the best expression of Halleck's peculiar genius—the felicitous union
in his mind of the poet and the man of the world. The wit is exceedingly brilliant, and every
stroke tells and tingles upon the finest risibilities of `our common nature.' Alnwick Castle,
Marco Bozzaris, Woman, Red Jacket, Connecticut, and other well known pieces, appear now
for the first time in an appropriate dress. We doubt not that the volume will literally `run'
through many editions.”

“This is a truly elegant book, both externally and internally. It is filled with gems of sacred
poetry, culled with great care from the most inspired of the religious bards.”

“Both the editor and publishers have shown great and good taste in getting up this beautiful
volume, and it cannot fail to command an extensive sale. The illustrative engravings are in the
finest style of the art, and each of the numerous specimens is introduced with a brief biographical
sketch, which greatly adds to the value of the work. It is one of the purest, safest, and
most beautiful gift books that a father can present to his daughter, a brother to his sister, or a
husband to his wife.”

“Full of genial feeling, warm home touches, delicate humor, pure thought, and
brilliant sketching.”

“We like this book. There is such an air of naturalness about the whole performance;
every page exhibits the marks of a refined and cultivated taste, and affords specimens
of pure and classic English.”

“A charming book, so full of genial, hopeful thought—such quiet domestic pictures,
earnest longings and pure sentiment, that we would it were in all hands. To read it
does one good as a medicine.”

“An exquisitely humorous, pathetic, and entertaining book.”

“Full of rare reading.”

“Pleasant reading for a light and leisure hour. We like the style of the letters—curt,
rattling, and epigrammatic.”

“Every page has some passage which is as fresh and sweet to the healthy mind, as
the breath of new-mown fields to healthy nostrils.”

“A most unique and charming volume. Off-hand, spirited, dashing, it bewitches us
with its easy and graceful familiarity—easy and graceful as the movement of a cloud, or
the swaying of a tree.”

“Written in a genial and pleasant style.”

“Abounding in interesting incidents and well drawn characters.”

“There is much healthful philosophy in the writer's lucubrations, and a tone of
cheery music keeping company with his thoughts. We commend `Up-Country Letters'
to the reader with great satisfaction.”

“We are deceived in this beautifully published book, if it do not contain a treasure
of very charming light reading.”

“Full of wit, happy allusions, and lifelike delineations of character, manners, and
customs. Far removed from the commonplace.”

“A book of quiet life and placid healthful enjoyment.”

“A handsome volume of delightful rural sketches and rambling gossip, varying in
tone from delicate humor to touching pathos.”

“Anybody that relishes innocent amusement and a hearty laugh will like this book.
Many of the letters are, in their way, perfectly inimitable.”

“The Letters indicate a fresh writer, and promise pleasant reading.”

“We like the style of the author, etc. etc.”

“Full of pleasant gossip and delightful reminiscences.”

“So graphic, so life-like, so dramatic a historian as Michelet, we know not what
else to look for. The countries, the races of men, the times, pass vividly before you as
as you persue his animated pages, where we find nothing of diffuseness or irrelevancy.
It is a masterly work, and the publishers are doing the reading public a service
by producing it in so unexceptionable and cheap an edition.”

“M. Michelet, in his History of the Roman Republic, first introduces the reader
to the Ancient Geography of Italy; then by giving an excellent picture of the present
state of Rome and the surrounding country, full of grand ruins, he excites in the
reader the desire to investigate the ancient history of this wonderful land. He next
imparts the results of the latest investigations, entire, deeply studied and clearly
arranged, and saves the uneducated reader the trouble of investigating the sources,
while he gives to the more educated mind an impetus to study the literature from
which he gives very accurate quotations in his notes. He describes the peculiarities
and the life of the Roman people in a masterly manner, and he fascinates every
reader, by the brilliant clearness and vivid freshness of his style, while he shows
himself a good historian, by the justness and impartiality with which he relates and
philosophizes.”

This work is not an historical romance, founded on the life of Martin Luther
is it a history of the establishment of Lutheranism. It is simply a biography,
composed of a series of translations. Excepting that portion of it which has reference
to his childhood, and which Luther himself has left undescribed, the translator
has rarely found occasion to make his own appearance on the scene. * * * * *
It is almost invariably Luther himself who speaks, almost invariably Luther related
by Luther.

“This book is more than a book; it is myself, therefore it belongs to you * *
Receive thou this book of “The People,” because it is you—because it is I. * *
I have made this book out of myself, out of my life, and out of my heart. I have
derived it from my observation, from my relations of friendship and of neighborhood,
have picked it up upon the roads. Chance loves to favor those who follow out one
continuous idea. Above all, I have found it in the recollections of my youth. To
know the life of the people, their labor and their sufferings, I had but to interrogate
my memory.

“We wish that every work of fiction we are called to notice was as admirable in its
tone as this, for there are few which we can so unhesitatingly put into the hands of a
young person. We gladly welcome any such addition to our lighter literature.”

“This is one of those attractive romances in which the purest passions of the heart
are delineated with a simplicity of style and an elevation of thought, that will charm
every reader. Love in its fulness and its richness, its delicacy and its fervor, is here
portrayed with a masterly hand.”

It abounds with the purest and deepest moral and pious sentiments interwoven with
scenes of every day life, in a manner that goes directly to the heart. It is a work of
which Americans may well be proud.”

“This is a pleasant, unpretending book, abounding with moral lessons, and written
with a moral purpose, exposing the many unthought of influences which operate upon
the character, and illustrating what it is that insures real happiness. The book is well
calculated to benefit young minds and young hearts.”

“This is a wholesome and refreshing novel—the dialogue is sprightly and sparkling,
the moral good, and the interest of the work is well sustained. It can be recommended,
we think, to readers of all descriptions.”

“I have often thought it a great pity that the sallies of humor, the entertaining or
amusing incidents, and the touches of tender pathos, that are so frequently to be met
with in the `Gossip' of the Knickerbocker, should be comparatively lost among the
multitudinous leaves of a magazine.”

“This will prove one of the pleasantest books of the season, with alternations of
healthful mirth and wholesome sadness. The Editor's Table of the Knickerbocker has
things quite too good to be forgotten, and it is well thought of to gather them and garner
them up in a volume.”

“A collection of the very cream of the good things which during nineteen years the
popular and experienced Editor of the Knickerbocker, Mr. L. Gaylord Clark, has so
bountifully and acceptably spread before his readers.”

“A repast of which thousands have partaken with zest, and found intellectual refreshment,
invigorating and delightful, therefrom. Mr. Clark's humor is quiet, soothing,
irresistible: it diffuses itself through your whole system, and, when you join him in his
benignant smile, a glow passes all over you. So with his pathos, it is not mawkish, nor
exaggerated, but `the real tear:' and leaves the reader—if our temperance friends will
not pervert our meaning—with a `drop in his eye' also.”

“A very epicurean feast of the richest and daintiest, culled with the most sedulous
care and nicest discrimination. It is a collection of luxuries such as was never before
made on American soil; and thousands, when they hear of it, will be ready to greet
their favorite purveyor with old Chaucer's irrepressible, `Ah, benedicite! Ah, benedicite!”'

“The work will be hailed with satisfaction by every one who can appreciate the
genial humor, wit, and pathos, which have given such a zest to the Knickerbocker for
so many years.”

“The title is a very taking and happy one. It cannot fail to have a wide sale, and
become immensely popular; readable, quotable, and enjoyable, for all ages, sexes, and
conditions.”

“A most various and pleasant companion for the traveller abroad, or the stayer at
home.”

“We have often wished for just this very book, and we shall welcome it rejoicingly.”

“These `Knick-Knacks' are bound to have a run wherever Clark and the Knickerbocker
are known, which is everywhere this side of the Kaffirs and the New-Zealand
ers.”

“That will be a book for the million—for all capable of feeling and enjoying—who
can neither resist laughter nor forbid tears that will out, and must have vent, when the
secret strings of the heart are touched. `Old Knick' has many friends and admirers
who will thank him for this excellent idea. His `Knick-Knacks' will go off like hot
cakes. They are just the article the people most affect, and cannot fail to be popular
with all classes of readers.”

“To doubt the success of the `Knick-Knacks' would be about equal to doubting the
success of the Knickerbocker itself, which, happily, is one of the fixed literary facts of
American history.”

“Those who have enjoyed the `feast of fat things' spread before them monthly, in
the `Editor's Table' of `Old Knick,' need no artificial stimulus to create an appetite
for the `Knick-Knacks.”'

“If Clark does not print and sell 50,000 copies, `the fools are not all dead,' but
maintain a very decided majority among the `pooples.”'

“A very simple and sweetly written work. There is the same natural and graceful
detail that mark Miss Sewell's novels. It will find a great many admirers among the
young people, who will be almost as happy as the fair traveller in wandering over the
ground on which she has looked with a discriminating eye, and received, and communicated
suggestions which, from her enlarged sphere of observation, can hardly fail to
enlarge the heart as well as to enrich the intellect.”

“Life, in its varied relations at the North and at the South, is the theme of this
work. In its graphic delineations of character, truthfulness of representation, and stirring
realities of life, it will hardly give place to “Uncle Tom's Cabin.” The authoress
is well known to the public by her many charming works of fiction, and her life has
been passed at the North and South. The nobleness of her sentiments, her elevated and
candid views, her genuine feelings of humanity, and the elegance and eloquence of her
pen, are brought out in these pages with their full brilliancy and effect.”

It is a book that parents may buy for their children, brothers for their sisters, or
husbands for their wives, with the assurance that the book will not only give pleasure,
but convey lessons of love and charity that can hardly fail to leave durable impressions
of moral and social duty upon the mind and heart of the reader.”

“We like this work exceedingly, and our fair countrywomen will admire it still more
than we do. It is written in the true spirit, and evinces extensive observation of society,
a clear insight into the evils surrounding and pressing down her sex, and a glorious determination
to expose and remove them. Read her work. She will win a willing way
to the heart and home of woman, and her mission will be found to be one of beneficence
and love. Truly, woman has her work and her reward.”

“This is one of those healthful, truthful works of fiction, which improve the heart
and enlighten the judgment, whilst they furnish amusement to the passing hour. The
style is clear, easy and simple, and the construction of the story artistic in a high degree
We commend most cordially the book.”

“The previous works of Miss McIntosh, although issued anonymously, have been
popular in the best sense of the word. The simple beauty of her narratives, combining
pure sentiment with high principle, and noble views of life and its duties, ought to win
for them a hearing at every fireside in our land. We have rarely perused a tale more
interesting and instructive than the one before us and we commend it most cordially to
the attention of all our readers.”

“Basil” is eminently an original work, in plan and execution, and not a
mere copy of the modern novel. It is strongly marked by the genius of
the author—a genius which is greatly indebted to ripe scholarship and to
most laborious painstaking, in whatever it attempts to accomplish: and is
therefore, if for nothing else, worthy of recognition. Should this work fail
of popularity, it will not be for its unworthiness, but for its unusual excellence,
as a work of art. There is nothing meretricious about it.”

“No one who reads this work but will pay his tribute to its excellence.
He has given us in prose fiction the poetry of every-day truth, and made a
brilliant romance which even in this age of book-making, will live. No
reader will ever confound the eloquent writer with “the mob of gentlemen
who write at ease.”

“The interest and beauty of fiction are strikingly blended with the realities
of modern life, in this new work of Mr. Collins; and whether we
regard the happy manner in which the author has sustained throughout the
plot of his tale, or the elegant style in which the publishers, Messrs. Appleton
& Co., have presented the volume to the American reader, we equally
recommend it.”

“A most entertaining story by the author of the Bachelor of Albany.
It is full of life and character, and is written sensibly, humorously, and often
satirically.”

“The story is well told, and the moral a most instructive one.”

“The narrative is remarkably lively and amusing, and the varied characters
are depicted in a graphic and sparkling manner.”

“The story is very skilfully and yet naturally wrought out, and he will
be a fortunate reader who does not find parts of it bearing closely upon passages
in his own life.”

“A satirical novel, written in a style of high art and varied carefulness
rarely excelled. We have seen nothing more lively, polished and piquant
for many a day.”

“It is written in a dazzling and joyous style, which certainly recommends
it.”

“With this volume, which completes the series in which the delineation of the character
of woman has been the chief design, the public now have the Works of Grace
Aguilar, the intrinsic interest and value of which have won for them an enviable reputation.
This last of the series consists of a variety of tales and sketches well calculated
to awaken sentiments of pure affection, and inspire the heart with nobler and holier
sensibilities, by its impressive illustrations of the delights of Home.”

“Her books all bear the impress of genius, consecrated to the noblest purposes. They
may be put into the hands of all classes, without the least hesitation; and no better service
could be rendered to the age, than to inspire it with a love for these productions.
We recommend this series of books to our readers, and especially to our female readers
Let them get and read the writings of this champion of their sex.”

“It is a fragrant offering to the cause of domestic virtue and happiness.”

“In the domestic circle, and by all our fair readers, this excellent story will meet
with a cordial welcome.”

“This work should find a welcome in every family circle, where it is so well calculated
to do good.”

“The style of this production closely resembles that of Miss Edgeworth. It is one
of those vivid pictures of every-day life that never fails to please.”

“The grace and vigor of the style, the masterly manner in which the details of the
story are managed, and its thrilling interest, render the book one of the most absorbing
that we have read for some time.”

“By no writer have the characters of the celebrated Women of Israel been so correctly
appreciated, or eloquently delineated. Those high attainments of piety, those
graces of spirit, which have placed them in the rank of examples for all subsequent
generations, are spread before us with a geniality of spirit and a beauty of style which
will secure the warmest admiration; at the same time their weaknesses and errors are
not overlooked or excused.”

“This truly delightful work takes a higher position than that of a novel. It is full
of sound instruction, close and logical reasoning, and is fill with practical lessons of every-day
character, which renders it a desirable book for the young.”