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Literary Lessons

           "Thismansays,‘Anexquisitebook,fulloftruth,beauty,andearnestness.’‘Allissweet,pure,andhealthy.’"continuedtheperplexedauthoress."Thenext,‘Thetheoryofthebookisbad,fullofmorbidfancies,spiritualisticideas,andunnaturalcharacters.’Now,asIhadnotheoryofanykind,don’tbelieveinSpiritualism,andcopiedmycharactersfromlife,Idon’tseehowthiscriticcanberight.Anothersays,‘It’soneofthebestAmericannovelswhichhasappearedforyears.’(Iknowbetterthanthat),andthenextassertsthat‘Thoughitisoriginal,andwrittenwithgreatforceandfeeling,itisadangerousbook.’‘Tisn’t!Somemakefunofit,someoverpraise,andnearlyallinsistthatIhadadeeptheorytoexpound,whenIonlywroteitforthepleasureandthemoney.IwishI’dprintedthewholeornotatall,forIdohatetobesomisjudged."

           Herfamilyandfriendsadministeredcomfortandcommendationliberally.Yetitwasahardtimeforsensitive,high-spiritedJo,whomeantsowellandhadapparentlydonesoill.Butitdidhergood,forthosewhoseopinionhadrealvaluegaveherthecriticismwhichisanauthor’sbesteducation,andwhenthefirstsorenesswasover,shecouldlaughatherpoorlittlebook,yetbelieveinitstill,andfeelherselfthewiserandstrongerforthebuffetingshehadreceived

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