“The Woman Who Did” is a remarkable and powerful story. It increases our respect for Mr. Allen’s ability, nor do we feel inclined to join in throwing stones at him as a perverter of our morals and our social institutions. However widely we may differ from Mr. Allen’s views on many important questions, we are bound to recognize his sincerity, and to respect him accordingly. It is powerful and painful, but it is not convincing. Herminia Barton is a woman whose nobleness both of mind and of life we willingly concede; but as she is presented to us by Mr. Allen, there is unmistakably a flaw in her intellect. This in itself does not detract from the reality of the picture.--_The Speaker._ In the work itself, every page, and in fact every line, contains outbursts of intellectual passion that places this author among the giants of the nineteenth century.--_American Newsman._ Interesting, and at times intense and powerful.--_Buffalo Commercial._ No one can doubt the sincerity of the author.--_Woman’s Journal._ The story is a strong one, very strong, and teaches a lesson that no one has a right to step aside from the moral path laid out by religion, the law, and society.--_Boston Times._ _Sold by all Booksellers. Mailed, postpaid, on receipt of price, by the Publishers_, ROBERTS BROTHERS, BOSTON, MASS. Transcriber’s Notes The cover image was created by the transcriber from the title page and is placed in the public domain. Inconsistent hyphenization has been fixed. Where possible, the more common usage within the text was used. Where not possible, the more common usage at the time of publication was used. In a few cases, missing or inconsistent puncutuation has been corrected, mostly in the index and advertisements. Page 25: “‘uttered with a loud voice and” changed to “uttered with a loud voice and” Page 29: ““Life of Her Majesty Queen Victoria.” changed to ““Life of Her Majesty Queen Victoria.”” Page 46: “the Marquis of Conyingham” changed to “the Marquis of Conyngham” Page 52: “though Lord Lansdown” changed to “though Lord Lansdowne” Page 76: “a remarkable oubtreak of real disloyalty” changed to “a remarkable outbreak of real disloyalty” Page 95: “high opinion of the ablities” changed to “high opinion of the abilities” Page 116: “who she Queen’s husband should be” changed to “who the Queen’s husband should be” Page 140: “for the bouquet of her granddaugher” changed to “for the bouquet of her granddaughter” Page 145: “by an Irish brickylayer” changed to “by an Irish bricklayer” Page 179: “loyalty is a passsion” changed to “loyalty is a passion” Page 227: “wild and rather inacessible” changed to “wild and rather inaccessible”