It is good to see a new book by Helen Campbell.  She has written several for the cause of working-women, and now comes her latest and best work, called “Prisoners of Poverty,” on women wage-workers and their lives.  It is compiled from a series of papers written for the Sunday edition of a New York paper.  The author is well qualified to write on these topics, having personally investigated the horrible situation of a vast army of working-women in New York,—­a reflection of the same conditions that exist in all large cities.

It is glad tidings to hear that at last a voice is raised for the woman side of these great labor questions that are seething below the surface calm of society.  And it is well that one so eloquent and sympathetic as Helen Campbell has spoken in behalf of the victims and against the horrors, the injustices, and the crimes that have forced them into conditions of living—­if it can be called living—­that are worse than death.  It is painful to read of these terrors that exist so near our doors, but none the less necessary, for no person of mind or heart can thrust this knowledge aside.  It is the first step towards a solution of the labor complications, some of which have assumed foul shapes and colossal proportions, through ignorance, weakness, and wickedness.—­Hartford Times.

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LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY, BOSTON.

Transcriber’s Notes for e-book: 

In this book, spelling is inconsistent, but is generally left as found in the original scans used for transcription.  Some of the most common inconsistencies are noted below.  If you are using this book for research, please verify any spelling or punctuation with another source.

Spelling variants: 
  omelet(te), omlet
  soufle(e)
  Gouffe(e)
  cocoanut, cocoa-nut
  dishcloth, dish-cloth
  forcemeat, force-meat
  oilcloth, oil-cloth
  popovers, pop-overs
  schoolgirls, school-girls
  storeroom, store-room
  underdone, under-done
  underwear, under-wear

Obvious typos corrected: 
  identital for identical
  cacoa-nut for cocoa-nut
  BOILED for BROILED