A review by bridgey74
The Hidden Hand: Or, Capitola the Madcap by E.D.E.N. Southworth

4.0

Surprisingly engaging and well-paced for a pre-Civil War era book; it turned into a pretty fun story! The introduction is worth reading and there are definitely some parallel themes along the lines of Jane Austen before her. I picked this book out of a free library and read it on a whim. If you can keep it contextualized in your mind, you'll really enjoy it.