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EASTBURY.
A TALE.
“The charm of this pretty rural tale is, that it gives a faithful picture of life and manners in an English country parish in our own times. It bears that stamp of historical value which Jeffrey praised in the novels of Fielding. To those at a distance from such scenes, to the dwellers in great towns, for instance, or to Scotch cousins or American friends, or to any who wish to know what goes on in English Village Life in the days of Queen Victoria, we would say, amongst other books, read Miss Drury’s tale of ‘Eastbury.’”
Literary Gazette.
“Another book, still nearer to the elaboration of the novel in its analysis of society, its development of character, and its conversational vivacity—a book of singular moral beauty united with artistic skill—may be added to our little catalogue. It is called Eastbury—and is also the production of a lady. There is a great deal of quiet but constant action in this book—not merely outward movement, but mental emotion; it is strewn over with pictures of country life and scenery painted in with remarkable minuteness and effect; the characters that pass across the scene are people we all know perfectly well, and are sure to remember when we meet them again; and with a strong tinge of sincere religious feeling all through, it displays an intimate knowledge of particular phases of the world, which it pourtrays without the least tendency to that sort of pious affectation which so often destroys the efficacy of the religious novel. This may be said to be a religious novel in its spirit, which is sweet and full of goodness; in all else it paints society as we see it around us.”.... From the Article “Little Books with Large Aims.”
Fraser’s Magazine, July.