There is much quiet humor in the
book, and it is handled with skill and reserve. Those who have been
attracted to Mrs. Campbell's other works will welcome the latest of
them with pleasure and satisfaction."--_Saturday Gazette._
"The best book that Helen Campbell has yet produced is her latest
story, 'Miss Melinda's Opportunity,' which is especially strong in
character-drawing, and its life sketches are realistic and full of
vigor, with a rich vein of humor running through them. Miss Melinda is
a dear lady of middle life, who has finally found her opportunity to
do a great amount of good with her ample pecuniary means by helping
those who have the disposition to help themselves. The story of how
some bright and energetic girls who had gone to New York to earn their
living put a portion of their earnings into a common treasury, and
provided themselves with a comfortable home and good fare for a very
small sum per week, is not only of lively interest, but furnishes
hints for other girls in similar circumstances that may prove of great
value. An unpretentious but well-sustained plot runs through the book,
with a happy ending, in which Miss Melinda figures as the angel that
she is.
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