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Art. II. The unexpected Legacy; a Novel. By Mrs Hunter, of Norwich. 2 vols. 12mo. pp. 606.
Mrs Hunter is the author of several novels, 'Letitia,' 'the History of the Grubthorpe Family,' &c.; all which are respectable as compositions, and lay claim to great merit for the moral and religious principles which they inculcate. 'The unexpected Legacy' is entitled to the same commendation; we could nevertheless wish that Mrs Hunter had simplified her story; it is too crowded with characters, who fancy their baby adventures sufficiently interesting to authorise an account of their birth, parentage, and education. These are knots in the thread of the tale, which give a harshness to its surface. [complete]
Provided by Julie A. Shaffer, November 1999.
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