"Originality, force, distinction, and deep knowledge of the human heart."--Chicago Record-Herald.
"They are truly great pieces."--Kentucky Post.
"A vigor and sincerity rare in modern English literature."--The Independent.
"If Mr. Masefield has occasionally appeared to touch a reminiscent chord with George Meredith, it is merely an example of his good taste and the sameness of big themes."--GEORGE MIDDLETON in La Folletters Magazine.
JOHN MASEFIELD'S
The Story of a Round-House, and other Poems
"John Masefield has produced the finest literature of the year."--J. W. BARRIE.
"John Masefield is the most interesting poetic personality of the day."--The Continent.
"Ah! the story of that rounding the Horn! Never in prose has the sea been so tremendously described."--Chicago Evening Post.
"Masefield's new book attracts the widest attention from those who in any degree are interested in the quality of present-day literature."--Boston Transcript.