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Página 163 - Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which Is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
Página 27 - There is an amount of talent exhibited, both in descriptive power and elegance of diction, which serves to raise the work rather above the average of such compositions in general.
Página 21 - Fairleigh,' to which it bears no inconsiderable resemblance in style, and even at times in diction, though not in such a fashion as to justify any charge of plagiarism. There is promise in it. ... a superabundance of incident and episode, errors on the right side. — Academy. " It has dash and go and promise.
Página 22 - This is the story of the sudden disappearance from her home of one Miss Amy Warden, a beautiful damsel of seventeen, the only child of a gentleman of fortune and position, who vanishes one fine August morning, without a single assignable cause, and without leaving a trace behind her. The tale is a slight one, but really very ingenious, and very well put together, all things considered, and shows that Mrs. Pirkis has a decided turn for the novel of mystery. We can recommend the story to any one in...
Página 22 - Lord Hardcastle is a very nice impersonation, and his belief in the goodness and purity of the girl he loves is so strong that he determines to rescue her character, when he believes her dead, from scorn and dishonour, as he would have rescued her living from any sorrow or misery We have eomq n:t^.
Página 25 - MARC. i vol., cloth, crown 8vo. ics. 6d. At all Libraries. Just out. Her Father's Child. By MRS. WR SNOW. i. vol., cloth, crown 8vo., ios. 6d. At all Libraries. Just Out. Happy with Either. By ALOS 2 vols., cloth, crown 8vo., 2 is. At all Libraries. Just Out. Love and Art. By SOPHIA HOUSON, Author of " The Gitana." i vol., cloth, crown 8vo., IDS. 6d. At all Libraries. Shortly. Events, Anecdotical, Historical, and Biographical, in the Life of an Octogenarian. Between the years 1796 and 1815. By GEORGE...
Página 21 - A really good novel, considerably above the average, well imagined, and written with a certain nicety of detail which rather arrests than hinders the breadth of general effect ; the characters are naturally and distinctly drawn, and the dialogue easy.
Página 22 - There is a good deal of amusement to be found The complicated lawsuit which Seton, unfortunately for himself, is led to engage in, is by no means badly told, and gives occasion for some humorous sketches of members of the legal profession.
Página 6 - A creditable piece of workmanship. " — Spectator. "This is a novel rather out of the common run of the world of fiction of the present day. The author has given us a capital picture of life in the time of the Reformation. ... we think Mistress Haselwode, on the whole, a successful novel. The publishers deserve credit for the admirable manner in which the book is produced. Paper, print, and style are all very good indeed." — Public Opinion. " There is a good deal of life-like portraiture in the...