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Page 82
Nothing can be better of its kind than the first portion of "Twice
Lost".... The caustic humor and strong common sense which mark the
sketches of character in this book, betray a keenness of observation
and aptitude for producing a telling likeness with a few strokes,
which need only a wider cultivation to secure a more complete success
than has been attained in "Twice Lost".--_Westminster Review_.
It is quite clear that the author has given a good deal of thought to
the construction of the story, with a view to producing strong
interest without the use of the common sensational expedients. To say
that "Twice Lost" is very well written, and very interesting, would
not be doing it justice.--_Morning Herald_.
There can be no doubt of the author's power. She holds her characters
and incidents well in hand, writes firmly, and often very happily, and
there are many passages which indicate power much above
mediocrity.--_London Review_.
Not very often do we meet with a novel so thoroughly good as "Twice
Lost". If, as may be assumed from both subject and style, its author
is a woman, she may at once be classed with the Bront� sisters and
George Eliot. She has the firm conception and distinct touch of the
first-class artist. Her characters are real and individual.--_Press_.
This is a well-written romantic tale, in which we find many pleasing
incidents and some successful portraiture of character. The character
of Miss Derwent, the companion and governess of the heroine, Miss
Langley, is very well developed in the course of the narrative. The
moral tone of the book is very good, and so far as religious matters
are touched upon, they are treated with propriety and reverence.--
_English Churchman_.
The characters are well drawn--the situations are new, the sentiments
are unsentimental, and the incidental remarks those of a clever woman
who is reasonable and tolerant.--_Globe_.
The plot of this tale is an original one, and well worked out.... We
can sincerely recommend this tale; it is quite out of the general run
of books, and is sure to prove an interesting one.--_Observer_.
We notice this story because its authoress will one day, we believe,
produce a powerful novel.--_Spectator_.
The reader is carried along with unflagging and exciting interest, and
the book is full of characters finely sketched, and of passages
powerfully written.--_Patriot_.
That the author of "Twice Lost" can write well, the book itself
furnishes sufficient evidence.--_Nation_.
This is a striking story. It has a freshness and originality about it
which are very pleasant.--_Morning Advertiser_.
Without being a sensation novel this is a most exciting and attractive
story.--_Daily News_.
A most romantic story, the interest being well sustained throughout,
and everything coming right at the end. Any one must be entertained
by it.--_John Bull_.
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