"'Dorrie' is an extremely touching and realistic picture of Liverpool life. Mr. Tirebuck writes vigorously, and his story is certainly one of profound human interest."—G. BARNETT SMITH, in The Academy.
"Mr. Tirebuck has the root of the matter in him. 'Dorrie' is really a strong piece of work—a decidedly interesting story."—SPECTATOR.
"Mr. Tirebuck has a real gift of story-telling to begin with. And he has other greater qualities than that…. His latest novel possesses a broad human interest as a really imaginative study of life."—RICHARD LE GALLIENNE, in The Star.
"This story possesses unusual powers of attraction, and gives unmistakable evidence of genius."—MANCHESTER EXAMINER.
"She (Dorrie) seems to myself the most absolutely original, and, in her way, the most taking figure in recent fiction. She is unique. To one reader at least she remains among the friends of fiction, the beloved of dreams."—ANDREW LANG, At the Sign of the Ship.