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the first who undertook the difficult tank, and gloriously, as we
all know, did she perform it. Wherever a fireside sends forth
its cheerful light–wherever a home, a real home, enlightened by
the rays of intellect, may be found–the “Neighbours” and the
“President’s Daughters” have almost become a constituent part
of the family circle; and on many a hearth of our own country
the amiable Frederika herself has lately been an esteemed and
warmly welcomed guest.
But every star, however bright it may send forth its rays, is
seldom without a companion. Where Miss Bremer shines, the
sort but no less brilliant light of Emilie Flygare Carlen, also
throws out its lustre. Far from derogating in the least from the
high merits of Frederika Bremer, we think that in justice we
should say that the writings of Miss Carlen not only compare
favourably with those of her distinguished contemporary, but are
even superior to them, if not in all, at least in some respects.
In the literary circles of her native country, she is considered far
superior, and her works are sought for with the utmost avidity.
She is not only known in the higher grades of society; but the
peasant and cottager are also acquainted with her name. Her
sketches of female character are exquisite; as chaste and true to
nature, as the most perfect statue ever formed by the master
chisel of Canova, or of her own distinguished countryman, the
world-renowned Thorwaldsen.
Her masculine portraits are of that simple but finely delineated
character which distinguishes the “true gentleman,” of all
northern nations; imbued with a cast of that iron firmness so
prominent in their own king and hero, the lion-hearted Charles XII.
But as true to nature as she describes the high-born, with as
much faithfulness does she depict the lowly peasant; and the
reader is carried from the palace to the cot, each being described
so faithfully and graphically that he almost fancies himself to be
a participant in the incidents of the story.
But there is one striking feature which distinguishes Miss
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