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“The Curse of Clifton; or, The Widowed Bride” will be found, on perusal by all,to be equal, if not superior, to any of the previous works by the celebrated American authoress,Mrs. Emma D. E. N. Southworth, who is now conceded by critics to be the most popularfemale writer living, and her works to be among the greatest novels in the English language, aswell as the most splendid pictures of American life ever written. “The Curse of Clifton”shows all the grace, vigor, and absorbing interest to be found in “Ishmael” and “Self-Raised,”her last two works, and places Mrs. Southworth in the front rank of living novelists. The sameindescribable charm pervades all her works, which can only emanate from a female mind, andthe excellences of “The Curse of Clifton” are many and great. It is a model book—graphic,brilliant and original. The romance is glowing and bold, possessing an absorbing interestthat can attach only to real existences and life-like portraitures. The characters arebeautifully drawn, and the novel throughout is highly exciting and of unexceptionable moraltendency. It ought to be read by everybody in the cheap form in which it is now issued.