Part 20 (1/2)

From the _Albany (N.Y.) Knickerbocker_.

”The style is das.h.i.+ng, and the scenes and incidents in the highest degree interesting. We commend 'GEORGE MELVILLE' to our readers.”

From the _Morristown (N.J.) Banner_.

”The main features have evidently been actual occurrences, and are skillfully worked together by a talented writer, who, with an eye to its good moral influence has made a book which is at once pleasing, interesting and exciting.”

From the _Const.i.tution_ (Middletown, Ct.)

”A book of great interest and spirit, and one that brings out, in a strong light, some peculiar traits of American character.”

From the _Critic_.

”An unusually well-written and interesting book.”

From the _Boston Sat.u.r.day Evening Gazette_.

”There is a deal of promise in a new novel just out called 'GEORGE MELVILLE.' It is a das.h.i.+ng, clever, well-written story; its characters talk with animation and plenty of animal spirit, and 'the plot converges to an issue' according to the most approved rules. It has the American Stamp, and imitates no transatlantic author--a merit worth noticing.”

From the _New York Sunday Times_.

”Its style is graphic, careless, romping and fanciful, and it is really captivating.”

From the _Albany Evening Journal_.

”The style is lively; the dialogues frequent and effective; the graver scenes well drawn and the book wholly what it purports to be--an American Novel, characteristically descriptive of American Life.”

From the _New York Sunday Mercury_.

”A book that will repay the reader for the time spent in its perusal.

A pleasant companion for Saratoga, or the sea-sh.o.r.e.”

From the _Educational Herald_.

”Its descriptions and pictures are very graphic.”

The following notice from the _Toledo Blade_, is so just and true that we copy it entire:

”We had almost said, after reading this story, 'The good old days of Cooper have come again.' It is really refres.h.i.+ng, in the midst of so much literary pretension, to meet with something of real merit.