Its characters are marvels. They are not portraits nor statues, but living persons among and of us. Anne is a type, first of girlhood, then womanhood, of wondrous beauty—an imperishable flower of that wild, almost uncivilized, rugged region whence alone she could have sprung.—Cleveland Leader.
A strong, fresh, vigorous story, American in scene, people, and tone. * * * Few novels contain more striking incidents.—Louisville Courier-Journal.
One of the cleverest of recent American novels.—N. Y. World.
The publication of a book like Miss Woolson's "Anne" is really a literary event. * * * The plot is carefully studied, and is worked out with an honest patience and a conscientious faithfulness in details which merit the name of genius.—Dial, Chicago.
Clearly a work of genius.—Boston Traveller.
A book which has excited more interest and expectation during its appearance in serial form than any American novel published for years. * * * "Anne" is a work of real power; its characters are painted with a master hand; its literary style calls for the warmest praise; and the story has pre-eminently that sympathetic quality which is the chief charm of what may be called the novel of domestic life.—Saturday Evening Gazette, Boston.
"Anne" has produced a very marked impression—more so, indeed, than any other recent work of fiction. * * * It certainly is a delightful and refreshing novel.—Albany Evening Journal.
A delightful novel of American life.—Portland Transcript.
A charming domestic story, interesting in plot and incident, and fresh in the telling.—St. Louis Republican.
It is one of the strongest and most perfectly finished American novels ever written.—New England Farmer, Boston.