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The Legacy
    (Review / The Legacy: a Novel, by Mrs Carver)
  Critical Review /JAS, 1800
  ns vol. 28 (1800): 236.
 
The Legacy; a Novel. 2 Vols. 12mo. 6s. sewed. Lane. 1799.

Those readers who are fond of tales of sanguinary horror, who wish to have spectres conjured up before them, and to dive into the mysteries of castles and abbeys, will not be highly entertained with a performance unsuitable to their taste. Nor will those who derive pleasure from well-described scenes of common life reap much gratification from the perusal of the Legacy, as it is a work of little merit, though it may beguile some hours which might otherwise prove tedious. [complete]

Provided by Julie A. Shaffer, January 2000