Years in Europe," a work which at once placed him high as an author, as will be seen by the following extracts from some of the English journals. The Eclectic Review, edited by the venerable Dr. Price, one of the best critics in the realm, said,—"Mr. Brown has produced a literary work not unworthy of a highly-cultivated gentleman."
Rev. Dr. Campbell, in the British Banner, remarked: "We have read Mr. Brown's book with an unusual measure of interest. Seldom, indeed, have we met with anything more captivating. A work more worthy of perusal has not, for a considerable time, come into our hands."
"Mr. Brown writes with ease and ability," said the Times, "and his intelligent observations upon the great question to which he has devoted and is devoting his life will command influence and respect."
The Literary Gazette, an excellent authority, says of it, "The appearance of this book is too remarkable a literary event, to pass without a notice. At the moment when attention in this country is directed to the state of the colored people in America, the book appears with additional advantage; if nothing else were attained by its publication, it is well to have another proof of the capability of the negro intellect. Altogether, Mr. Brown has written a pleasing and amusing volume, and we are glad to bear this testimony to the literary merit of a work by a negro author."
