A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography/Cooper, Miss
COOPER, MISS,
Daughter of the distinguished novelist, J. Fennimore Cooper, has written a work of rare merit, entitled "Rural Hours; by a Lady," published in 1850. It is a journal of daily life, commencing with the spring of 1848, and ending with the spring of 1849. The scenery described so charmingly, is that surrounding her own fair home in Cooperstown. Out of these simple materials Miss Cooper has formed one of the most interesting volumes of the day, displaying powers of mind of a high order. This path of literature is peculiarly appropriate for the female sex and a new country. Beautified as these scenes from common life may be by the touch of genius and the soul of piety, we are taught how fair is the world we live in, when viewed in the gentle spirit of love, hope, and faith.