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Art. 41. - Mysterious Husband. A Novel. By Gabrielli, Author of the Mysterious Wife, &c. 4 Vols. 12mo. 18s. Boards. Lane. 1801.
In a series of events, both upon the continent and in England, is narrated the history of lord Clarencourt and his family; and it is related with sufficient interest to keep alive the curiosity of the reader. But the author has given countenance to a circumstance which deserves the severest reprehension - the elopement of the ladies Elmira and Idamia, at the suggestions of a stranger. Not content with making Tancred turn out, at last, a lord, as is the custom of modern story-tellers, our author outstrips them all, and dubs him a prince. But let not this good luck induce our fair young country-women to be guilty of the like indiscretion; for it is a thousand to one, that, instead of making them princesses, it would lead them towards the direct and almost certain road to infamy and ruin. [complete]
Provided by Julie A. Shaffer, January 2000
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