Ella; or, He's always in the Way. By Maria Hunter, Authoress of Fitzroy. 2 Vols. 12mo. 7s. Boards. Lane. 1798.
The plan of this novel has little regularity. It seems to have been intended only as a vehicle for the introduction of characters from what the authoress calls nature. Some of these, as well as the incidents, are delineated with the pen of a caricaturist; and, with the exception of a few just though trite reflections on education and seduction, the moral tendency of the work is not very obvious. The character of one of the managers of our theatres is, we hope, a gross misrepresentation. [complete]
Provided by Julie A. Shaffer, January 2000
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