 Mrs. Holmes' stories are universally read. Her admirers are numberless. She is in many respects without a rival in the world of fiction. Her characters are always life-like, and she makes them talk and act like human beings, subject to the same emotions,...  A Terrible Secret: A Novelby May Agnes Fleming - 1874 - 410 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Augusta Jane Evans - 1876 - 492 pages
...She is in many respects without a rival in the world of Action. Her characters are always iife-like, and she makes them talk and act like human beings,...by the same motives which are common among men and woman of every day existence. Mrs. Holmes is very happy it portraying domestic life. Old and young... | |
 | Celia Emmeline Gardner - 1876 - 338 pages
...is in many- respects without a rival in the world of fiction. He.r characters are always life-like, and she makes them talk and act like human beings,...of every day existence. Mrs. Holmes is very happy it. portraying domestic life. Old and young peruse her stories with great delight, for she writes in... | |
 | Marion Harland - Authors, American - 1873 - 410 pages
...She is in many respects without a rival in the world of fiction. Her characters are always life-like, and she makes them talk and act like human beings,...existence. Mrs. Holmes is very happy in portraying domestic life. Old and young peruse her stories with great delight, for she writes in a style that... | |
 | Miriam Coles Harris - 1875 - 356 pages
...She is in many respects without a rival in the world of riction. Her characters are always iife-like, and she makes them talk and act like human beings,...by the same motives which are common among men and womtn of every day existence. Mrs. Kolinrs is very happy it portraying domestic life. Old and young... | |
 | Celia Emmeline Gardner - 1875 - 348 pages
...characters are always iife-like, and she makes them talk and act h'ke human beings, subject to the fiime emotions, swayed by the same passions, and actuated...by the same motives which are common among men and womtn of every day existence. Mrs, JLolmes is very happy ir. portraying domestic life. Old and young... | |
 | Louis Jacolliot - Christianity and other religions - 1875 - 344 pages
...She is in man; respects without a rival in the world of fiction. Her characters are always nfe-likc, and she makes them talk and act like human beings, subject to the Fame emotions, swayed by the same passions, and actuated by the same n.otiies which are common among... | |
 | Ernest Renan - 1875 - 440 pages
...She is in many respects without a rival in the world of fiction. Her characters are always life-like, and she makes them talk and act like human beings, subject to the y..'ne emotions swayed by the same passions, and actuated by the same motives which are common among... | |
 | Augusta Jane Evans - 1879 - 532 pages
...She is in many respects without a rival in the world of Action. Her characters are always life-like, and she makes them talk and act like human beings,...of every day existence. Mrs. holmes is very happy h. portraying domestic life. Old and young peruse het •tones with great delight, for she writes in... | |
 | May Agnes Fleming - Detective and mystery stories - 1876 - 458 pages
...She is in many respects without a rival in the world of fiction. Her characters are always life-like, and she makes them talk and act like human beings,...common among men and women of every day existence. Mrs. I.olmes is very happy it portraying domestic life. Old and young peruse her •torics with great delight,... | |
 | Mary Jane Holmes - American fiction - 1876 - 434 pages
...is in many respects without, a rival in the world of fiction. Her characters are always iife-Iike, and she makes them talk and act like human beings,...common among men and women of every day existence. Mrs. tiolmes is very happy in portraying domestic life. Old and young peruse her •tories with great delight,... | |
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