“This is a book to take up when one is worried and out-of-sorts.”—The Western Mail.

“An orderly review of such a book would seem like using firstly, secondly, and thirdly to describe the song of the lark.”—The Sword and the Trowel.

“We have seen no other book of its kind equal to this, and none more likely to bless its readers.”—The Christian.

“It is a delightful book, the humour is gay and infectious.”—The Methodist Recorder.

“The book is a very genial companion.”—The Christian World.

“It is a volume of well nigh unique charm, breezy, scent-laden and eminently delightful.”—The Western Morning News.

“One element in the book’s charm is the waywardness of a humour which does not allow the author to be long without a change of mood.”—The Scotsman.

“It is a capital story.”—The Sheffield Daily Telegraph.

“It is just the book for a leisure afternoon.”—The Gentlewoman.

“It is emphatically a book for the times.”—The Western Daily Press.