 Mrs. Holmes* stories are all of a domestic character, and their interest, therefore, is not so intense as if they were more highly seasoned with sensationalism, but it is of a healthy and abiding character. Almost any new book which her publisher might...  A Terrible Secret: A Novelby May Agnes Fleming - 1874 - 410 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Marion Harland - Authors, American - 1873 - 410 pages
...peruse her stories with great delight, for she writes in a style that all can comprehend." — New York Weekly. " Mrs. Holmes' stories are all of a domestic...not so intense as if they were more highly seasoned witb sensationalism, but it is of a Healthy and abiding character. Almost any new book which her publisher... | |
 | Louis Jacolliot - Christianity and other religions - 1875 - 344 pages
...existence. Mrs. I'olmes is very happy in portraying domestic life. Old and younj; peruse hei slories with great delight, for she writes in a style that...seasoned with sensationalism, but it is of a healthy anil abiding character. Almost any new book which her publisher might choose to announce from her pen... | |
 | May Agnes Fleming - 1876 - 516 pages
...stories with great delight, for she writes in a style that all can comprehend."— ITim York Wttkly. "Mrs. Holmes' stories are all of a domestic character,...more highly seasoned with sensationalism, but it is rf a healthy and abiding character. Almost any new book which her publisher might choose to announce... | |
 | Edward William Cox - Oratory - 1876 - 348 pages
...peruse hw J stories with great delight, for she writes in a style th*t all can comprehend."— AVro York. Weekly. •' Mrs. Holmes' stories are all of...more highly seasoned with sensationalism, but it is r fa healthy and abiding character. Almost any new book which her publisher might choose to announce... | |
 | Charles Dickens - Great Britain - 1877 - 420 pages
...delight, for she writes in a style that all can comprehend.'* — AVw York Weikly. "' Mrs. Holmts* stories are all of a domestic character, and their...highly seasoned with sensationalism, but it is of aliealthy and abiding character. Almost any new book which her publisher might choose to announce from... | |
 | Charlotte M. Brame - 1878 - 478 pages
...point and power, the dependence of true success on character, and of true respectability on merit.'1 41 Mrs. Holmes' stories are all of a domestic character,...intense as if they were more highly seasoned with sensationalise, but it is of a healthy and abiding character. Almost any new book which her publisher... | |
 | Allan Pinkerton - Railroad Strike, U.S., 1877 - 1878 - 442 pages
...r..r « WttUf. " Mrs. Holmes' stories are aD of a domestic character, and their iDtereat, therelcire, is not so Intense as if they were more highly seasoned with sensationalIsm, but it is rf a healthy and abiding character. Almost any new book which her publisher might choose to announce... | |
 | Charles Dickens - Great Britain - 1878 - 418 pages
...especial point and power, the dependence of true success on character, and of true readability on merit." "Mrs. Holmes* stories are all of a domestic character, and their interest, therefo'e, is not so intense as if they were more highly seasoned with sensationalism, but it is of... | |
 | Mark Mills Pomeroy - American fiction - 1882 - 278 pages
...point and power, the dependence of true success on character, and of true respectability on merit. *' "Mrs. Holmes' stories are all of a domestic character, and their interest Aerefo^e, is not so intense as if they were more highly seasoned with sensationalism, but it is of... | |
 | Mary Jane Holmes - 1888 - 438 pages
...point and power, the dependence of true success on character, and of true respectability on merit." "Mrs. Holmes' stories are all of a domestic character,...sensationalism, but it is of a healthy and abiding character. The interest in her tales begins at once, and is maintained to the close. Her sentiments are so sound,... | |
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