The children are in a somewhat wild and undisciplined condition , but they are as interesting children as can be imagined , and some of them winning to an extraordinary degree . They are natural children , in manner and in talk ; but the book differs from some American books about children , in that it is pervaded by an air of refinement and good-breeding . The story is altogether delightful , quite worthy , from an American point of view , of all Mr. Ruskin says of it ; and if circulation were determined by merit , it would speedily outstrip a good many now popular children 's books which have a vein of commonness , if not of vulgarity . '' -- Hartford Courant . `` It is not too much to say that nothing more interesting or more wholesome is offered this year for older boys and girls . It is a charming story , in which the author has delineated character as carefully , and with as keen an artistic sense , as if she had been writing a novel . Her book is a novel , indeed , with children and the lives of children , instead of men and women and their lives , for its theme . '' -- New York Evening Post . Our publications are to be had of all Booksellers . When not to be found , send directly to ROBERTS BROTHERS , PUBLISHERS ,  BOSTON . * * * * * Messrs. Roberts Brothers ' Publications . NELLY 'S SILVER MINE . BY H. H. With Illustrations . 16mo , cloth . Price $ 1.50 . `` The sketches of life , especially of its odd and out-of-the-way aspects , by H. H. always possess so vivid a reality that they appear more like the actual scenes than any copy by pencil or photograph . They form a series of living pictures , radiant with sunlight and fresh as morning dew . In this new story the fruits of her fine genius are of Colorado growth , and though without the antique flavor of her recollections of Rome and Venice , are as delicious to the taste as they are tempting to the eye , and afford a natural feast of exquisite quality . '' -- N. Y. Tribune . `` This charming little book , written for children 's entertainment and instruction , is equally delightful to the fathers and mothers .
It is life in New England , and the racy history of a long railway journey to the wilds of XXXXX .
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