 This book would have made Currer Bell famous had she not been already. It retrieves all the ground she lost in 'Shirley,' and it will engage a wider circle of readers than 'Jane Eyre,' for it has all the best qualities of that remarkable book.  The Bhilsa Topes: Or, Buddhist Monuments of Central Indiaby Sir Alexander Cunningham - 1854 - 370 pagesFull view - About this book
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...affections, and remarkable as a picture of manners. A burning heart glows throughout it." — Atbenaum. "This book would have made Currer Bell famous had she not been already. There is throughout a charm of freshness which is infinitely delightful: freshness in observation,... | |
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...affections, and remarkable at a picture of manners. A burning heart glows throughout it." — Atbentrum. "This book would have made Currer Bell famous had she not been already. There is throughout a charm of freshness which is infinitely delightful: freshness in observation,... | |
 | Charlotte Brontë - 1857 - 300 pages
...is infinitely delightful : freshness in observation, freshness in feeling, freshness in expression. Brain and heart are both held in suspense by the fascinating power of the writer." — Literary Gazette. " The tale is one of the affections, and remarkable as a picture of manners. A burning heart glows... | |
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...is infinitely delightful: freshness in observation, freshness in feeling, freshness in expression. Brain and heart are both held in suspense by the fascinating power of the writer." — Literary Gazette. " The tale is one of the affections, and remarkable as a picture of manners. A burning heart glows... | |
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...too much engaged with the mental history of the various actors to feel any deficiency on this score. Brain and heart are both held in suspense by the fascinating power of the writer; and when we lay down the book we feel that we have derived from it a large addition to the stock of... | |
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