The children of rival attorneys fall in love.
For Davies, see Novel 094. This novel includes perhaps a few too many intrusive authorial reflections, but otherwise provides a good, straightforward plot, a well developed social setting, and entertaining characters.
“There is an air of unexaggerated truth about The Browns and the Smiths that is sure to find a fair number of readers who will appreciate its sterling merits.” Observer, November 9, 1863
It is “harmless in its plot and gentle in its satire. . . . a pleasant and instructive narrative.” Examiner, April 30, 1864
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