“We cannot help wishing that he had been a great deal more lenient with himself. For the tale, as it stands, is so exceedingly plain, and the fights, murders, escapes and pursuits described upon so even a breath, that it is hard to believe the great, more than life-size dolls minded whether they were hit over the head or not. There is no doubt that the very large number of words of one syllable help to keep the tone low. They have a curious effect upon the reader. He finds himself, as it were, reading aloud, spelling out the tale.” K. M.
+ − Ath p15 Ja 2 ’20 600w Booklist 16:244 Ap ’20
“None of his stories out of the Icelandic sagas is as spirited as ‘The outlaw.’ The vein of romance discovered in them by Mr Hewlett seems to be inexhaustible.” E. F. E
+ Boston Transcript p6 Mr 24 ’20 1150w
“‘The outlaw’ is a noble tale fully and in the main nobly told.” Ludwig Lewisohn
+ Nation 111:191 Ag 14 ’20 500w
“A grim tale, full of strong passions and desperate fighting, is this of ‘The outlaw.’”
+ N Y Times 25:1 Mr 7 ’20 1000w + N Y Times 25:190 Ap 18 ’20 70w
“Needless to say, it is masterly in its art and vividness; yet many of the author’s admirers would welcome his return to that type of writing that gave us ‘Half-way house’ and ‘Richard yea-and-nay.’”