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_Messrs. Roberts Brothers' Publications._
RAMONA: A Story.
By HELEN JACKSON (H. H.).
_The Atlantic Monthly_ says of the author that she is "a Murillo in
literature," and that the story "is one of the most artistic creations
of American literature." Says a lady: "To me it is the most distinctive
piece of work we have had in this country since 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' and
its exquisite finish of style is beyond that classic." "The book is
truly an American novel," says the _Boston Advertiser_. "Ramona is one
of the most charming creations of modern fiction," says Charles D.
Warner. "The romance of the story is irresistibly fascinating," says
_The Independent_.
"The best novel written by a woman since George Eliot died, as it seems
to me, is Mrs. Jackson's 'Ramona.' What action is there! What motion!
How _entrainant_ it is! It carries us along as if mounted on a swift
horse's back, from beginning to end, and it is only when we return for a
second reading that we can appreciate the fine handling of the
characters, and especially the Spanish mother, drawn with a stroke as
keen and firm as that which portrayed George Eliot's 'Dorothea.'"--_T.
W. Higginson._