Text: Edgar Allan Poe (?), Literary, Broadway Journal (New York), August 16, 1845, vol. 2, no. 6, p. ???, col. ?

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Wiley & Putnam's Library of Choice Reading. No. XVIII. The Crock of Gold. By Martin Farquhar Tupper.

Mr. Willis, in one of his late Letters to the “Mirror,” has said a good deal which may serve to excite interest in Martin Farquhar Tupper. The only point about which the author of “Melanie” is deceived, is the age of the author. Mr. Tupper, we believe, is a much older man than Mr. W. supposes [column 2:] him. His talents, however, are scarcely overrated. “The Crock of Gold” is a simple, picturesque story of common life, and turns upon the danger aristing to the contented poor from suddenly and, in especial, from easily acquired wealth. The style is terse, succinct, and often sketchy. The narrative is skilfully managed, and frequently rises into what the critics now and then call “power” — of which a specimen is to be found, commencing at page 108 of the volume before us — at a point where the hero robs and murders his aunt.