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"The Lady of Glynne", "Mr. and Mrs. Ashton", "Valley of a Hundred
Fires", "The Ladies of Lovel Leigh", "The Challenge", "The Queen of
the County".
3d edition. 1 vol., 12mo. Cloth. Price $2.00.
This talented authoress ranks first among the successful female novel
writers of England. Her books are immensely popular there; edition
after edition of each has been called for, and the announcement of a
new one from her pen creates a new demand, and increases the
popularity of what has been published. By an arrangement with her and
her English publishers, all her books are to be brought before the
American public, where she is almost wholly unknown, except to the
readers at LORING'S CIRCULATING LIBRARY, and they are enthusiastic
over them.
"Margaret and Her Bridesmaids" is the one chosen to introduce her
with, as this, she writes me, has enjoyed the greatest popularity in
England. This will be followed by "THE QUEEN OF THE COUNTY", and the
others, as fast as compatible.
It is the history of four school-girls.
The _London Athen�um_, the highest literary authority, says of it:
"We may save ourselves the trouble of giving any lengthened review of
this book, for we recommend all who are in search of a fascinating
novel, to read it for themselves. They will find it well worth their
while. There is a freshness and originality about it quite charming,
and there is a certain nobleness in the treatment, both of sentiment
and incident, which is not often found. We imagine that few can read
it without deriving some comfort or profit from the quiet good sense
and unobtrusive words of counsel with which it abounds".
The story is very interesting. It is the history of four
school-fellows. Margaret, the heroine, is, of course, a woman in the
highest state of perfection. But Lotty--the little, wilful, wild,
fascinating, brave Lotty--is the gem of the book, and, as far as our
experience in novel reading goes, is an entirely original character--a
creation--and a very charming one. No story that occurs to our memory
contains more interest than this for novel readers, particularly those
of the tender sex, to whom it will be a dear favorite.
We hope the authoress will give us some more novels, as good as
"Margaret and her Bridesmaids".
TWICE LOST.
A NOVEL.
By S.M., Author of "Linnet's Trial".
Read the Opinions of the English Press.
Another first-rate novel by a woman! The plot well conceived and
worked out, the characters individualized and clear-cut, and the story
so admirably told that you are hurried along for two hours and a half
with a smile often breaking out at the humor, a tear ready to start at
the pathos, and with unflagging interest, till the heroine's release
from all trouble is announced at the end. *** We heartily recommend
the book to all readers. It is more full of character than any book we
remember since Charles Reade's "Christie Johnstone".--_Reader_.
"Twice Lost" is an entertaining novel; the struggle between the
high-spirited, generous, half-savage heroine, and her specious,
handsome, unprincipled, _soi-disant_ father, is exciting; and the
sympathy of the reader is cleverly enlisted for the heroine, Lucia,
from the first moment. The personages have all of them a certain look
of reality, and there is a notion of likeness which insures the
reader's interest. We can recommend "Twice Lost" as a novel worth
reading.--_Athen�um_.
By far the cleverest book on our list is "Twice Lost".... This is bold
and skilful drawing, and it is a fair sample of the earlier half of
the volume. The combined vigor, ease, and perspicuity of the writing
is unusual.--_Guardian_.
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