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Rochester (NY) Daily Democrat
favorable
“A work replete with wild adventures and thrilling scenes. Mr. Melville is a master, and a light, in that path of Romance in which he has chosen to walk. His descriptions are graphic and complete, and are thoroughly imbued with that grace and charm which is a peculiarity of his genius.
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— January 21, 1852
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