THE CRIME OF CHANCE.
BY Miss Frances M. Peard,
Author of "The Rose Garden," "Unawares, or the Notary's Plot," "TheSquire's Daughter, or the Mystery of Thorpe Regis," etc.
=One Volume, 12mo, paper cover,= =25 Cents.= =Bound in extra cloth, full gilt side and back,= =50 Cents.=
_EXTRACTS FROM PRESS NOTICES._
"The book is finely written, and exceptionally high in tone, and showsin the character of Rachel a keen sense of humor, which reminds thereader of some of George Eliot's earliest works."
"It is a story of sadness, love, and ultimate joy, and a thoroughly goodone in its teaching, having the charm of novelty, freshness, andinterest, that few novelists can impart. The 'Crime of Chance' belongsto the higher type. In some respects it presents not a bad imitation ofthe style and fidelity to nature of George Eliot."
"The characters are firmly, admirably drawn, and the story is one whichmust easily appeal to the sympathies of all readers of finersensibilities. The two children, the hero, Rachel and Hestor, arepainted with a brush handled with excellent judgment andskill."--_Traveller._
"The 'Crime of Chance' is one of those quiet stories of English countrylife that imperceptibly win upon the reader's regard, and finally leaveshim thoroughly fascinated. It opens with a description of an old farmand its quaint inhabitants, and the impression they make on a littlecity boy who, having lost his parents, comes there to live with hisuncle, Mr. Philip Oldfield. Philip Oldfield's sad history is the chiefsubject of the book. The remorse that weighs him down, his unhappy loveand seemingly blighted life, are all brought gradually before thereader, in the most natural and unsensational manner, deeply moving hissympathies and interest. Some charming bits of nature are sketched in,rendering the work altogether a most readable and desirable one."
"The story is English, and has some account of poachers and gypsies, anduses a little waif from their resorts as an instrument in Philip'srecovery. His character is studied psychologically in the vein and forceHawthorne showed in the 'Scarlet Letter,' and his posthumous novel. Thedescription of life and scenery is pleasing, there is no straining aftereffect, and the tale has the merit of strong and absorbing interest inits perusal, and deserves nothing but the highest praise."
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