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FARMINGDALE, 



A TALE. 



BY CAROLINE THOMAS. 

 Two volumes, 12mOo paper covers, 75 cents, or 2 volumes in 1, cloth, $t 



"It is a story of New England life, skilfully told, fall of tender intorost, healtliy In it» > 

 Bentiments and remarkably graphic in its sketches of character. *Aunt Betsy* is drawn 

 to the life." — Jlome Gazette. 



"Farmingdale is the best novel of the season/'—^-oe. Post. 



" It will compare favorably with the * Lamplighter,' by Miss Cummings, and \^xQ. . 

 *Wide, Wide World,' by Miss Warner, and in interest it is quite equal to either."— Boston ■ 

 Transcript 



" ' Farmingdale,' the work to which we alliide, in every page and paragraph, is redolent ■ 

 of its native sky. It is a tale of New Kngland domestic life, in its incidents and manners 

 80 true to nature and so free from exaggeration, and in its impulses and motives throughout 

 so throbbing with the real American heart, that we shall not bo surprised to hear of as 

 many New England villages claiming to he the scene of its story, as were the cities of 

 Greece that claimed to-be the birth-place of Homer." — Philadelphia Courier. 



" The story abounds in scenes of absorbing interest The narration is every where de- 

 lightfully cleM and straightforward, flowing forth towards its conclusion, like a gentle and 

 limpid stream, between graceful hillsides and verdant meadows."— /Timie Journal. 



"This is a story of country life, written by a hand whose guiding power was a living 

 Boul. The pictures of life are speaking and effective. The story Is interestingly told and its 

 high moral aim well sustained." — Syracuse Chronicle. 



"* Farmingdale,' while it has many points in common with some recent works of fic- 

 tion, is yet highly original. The author has had the boldness to attempt a novel, the main 

 interest of which does not hinge either upon love or matrimony, nor upon complicated and 

 entangled machinery, but upon a simple and apparently artless narrative of a friendless 

 girl." — Philadelphia Eve. Mail. 



"The author studiously avoids all forced and unnatural incidents, and the equally 

 foshionable affectation of extravagant language. Her stylo and diction are remarkable for 

 their purity and ease. In the conception and delineation of character she has shown her- 

 self possessed of the true creative power." — Cot/i. Adv. 



"A simple yet beautiful story, told in a simple and beautiful manner. The object is to 

 show the devoted affection of a sister to a young brother, and the sacrifices which she made 

 for him from childhood. There is a touching simplicity in the character of this interesting 

 female that 'vfill please all readers, and benefit many of her sex." — Harford Courant. 



*• The tale is prettily written, and breathes throughout an excellent moral tone." — Boston 

 Daily Journal. 



'• We have read this book ; it is lively, spirited, and In some parts pathetic. Ita sketches 

 of life seem to us at once graceful and x'wiCJ'''— Albany Argus. 



" The book is well written, in a simple, unpretending style, and the dialogue is natural 

 and easy. It is destined to great popularity among all classes of readers. Parents who 

 object placing * love tales ' in the liands of their children, may purchase this volume with- 

 out fear. The oldest and the youngest will become interested In its fascinating pages, and 

 close it with the Impression that it is a good book, and deserving of the greatest popularity." 

 ^-Worcester Palladium.. 



