+ − N Y Times p4 Ag 1 ’20 2850w
“The writer of this book had a full opportunity to study the Balkan situation and above all the Greek question. Unfortunately, all this unusual opportunity has been wasted on a book so full of inaccuracies that it is difficult to determine whether it is the mere result of journalistic carelessness or a calculated attempt to palliate truth.” A. E. Phoutrides
− Review 3:170 Ag 25 ’20 900w
“The story is told with great skill and lucidity, and the volume is one of the most readable that has come out of any of the so-called side-shows of the war.”
+ R of Rs 62:220 Ag ’20 350w Springf’d Republican p8 Je 5 ’20 110w
HICHENS, ROBERT SMYTHE. Snake-bite, and other stories. *$1.90 (2c) Doran
19–11943
“‘Snake-bite’ is a collection of six stories, three in the approved Robert Hichens style, one an excellent little mystery, one a story of a faith healer, and one a dainty little war-time sketch. You have your choice of the familiar East or the unfamiliar West, with or without a touch of colour.” (The Times [London] Lit Sup) The titles are: Snake-bite; The lost faith; The Hindu; The lighted candles; The nomad; The two fears.
Booklist 16:347 Jl ’20