Western Scenes

Life and Adventures of a Country Merchant
Not having had time to peruse this volume with that care and attention which seem to be due to all works of a domestic character, we are under the necessity of availing ourselves, for the present at least, of the decision in regard to it of the "Publisher's Critical Reader." He tells us, on the title page, that it is "equal to any of the productions of Thackeray or Dickens," and be thinks his "assertion will be verified by the thousands who will assuredly peruse the book." Speaking of the characters introduced into the "Freaks of Fortune," the " Critical Reader" says: "The characters, including churchmen, politicians, bankers, lawyers, physicians, publishers, critics, authors, and lovers, are strikingly developed." To this we will merely add that the characters and the incidents are principally drawn from Philadelphia life.
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Saturday, July 1, 1854 to Sunday, December 31, 1854
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