solitude is invaded and set right is amusing and eccentric enough to
have been devised by the late Frank Stockton. It is a story that is
well worth reading."--_New York Sun._
"Is to be counted among the best novels of this entertaining writer
... written with a skilful and delicate touch."--_Springfield
Republican._
"In its literary graces, in its portrayal of characters that are never
commonplace though genuinely human, and in its development of a singular
social situation, the book is one to give delight."--_Philadelphia
Press._
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THE PROFESSIONAL AUNT
By MARY C. E. WEMYSS
"One of the most delightful stories that has ever crossed the
water."--_Louisville Courier-Journal._
"The legitimate successor of 'Helen's Babies.'"--_Clara Louise
Burnham._
"A classic in the literature of childhood."--_San Francisco
Chronicle._
"Mrs. Wemyss is a formidable rival to E. Nesbit, who hitherto has
stood practically alone as a charmingly humorous interpreter of child
life."--_Chicago Inter-Ocean._
"A charming, witty, tender book."--_Kate Douglas Wiggin._
"It is a sunny, warm-hearted humorous story, that leaves the reader
with a sense of time well spent in its perusal."--_Brooklyn Eagle._
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