American literature -- 19th century -- Periodicals; Sunday schools -- United States -- Periodicals
=The Pettibone Name.= (MARGARET SIDNEY.) If the
publishers had offered a prize for the brightest,
freshest and most entertaining picture of home that
fiction could give, they could not have been more
successful than in securing _The Pettibone Name_, for
the story is one that deserves a wide and enthusiastic
popularity.--_Hartford Courant._
It is always a pleasure to read a well-written story
of every-day life--one whose characters appear to be
faithful types of humanity. Such is _The Pettibone
Name_.--_Chicago Times._
The story is written with great simplicity, but with
many touches of pathos, and it is not often that
Calvinism is made as touching and attractive as it is
in some of the religious passages.--_Boston Budget._
Unless our judgment be at fault, _The Pettibone Name_
will create a decided sensation in the world of
fiction. It is so thoroughly free from weak and sickly
sentiment, the characters are so finely and sharply
drawn, and the whole impression so good, that its
success is beyond all question.--_Lutheran Observer._
The story is not only entertaining, but incidents
of New England life and manners are wrought in,
that will give the book more than a transient
interest.--_Advance._
"The Pettibone Name," by Margaret Sidney, as a
realistic picture of New England rural society, has
the details of a photograph. Its pages are often mirth
provoking, and yet under them all runs a current of
sober meaning that is impressive. Samantha Scarritt and
Dr. Pilcher are equal to Mrs. Stowe's best New England
delineations; and Bobby Jane is as thoroughly alive as
they. Indeed, the whole characterization has crispiness
and individuality, and is strong with the flavor of
humanity.--_Rural Home, Rochester, N. Y._
"One of the finest pieces of American fiction."
Its two ministers are well drawn. Its village
gossips are "racy of the soil," and in Judith
Pettibone, the Puritan woman with intense family
pride and stern reticence of life, finds a fitting
representative.--_Sun._
=How They Went to Europe.= (MARGARET SIDNEY.)
The story is illustrated and well told, and is
suggestive.--_Herald and Presbyter._
This is a charming fresh story of young girl-life,
presented in Margaret Sidney's most attractive
style.--_New Bedford Standard._
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