“As a teller of short stories, Mr Hichens reveals in this collection another phase of his skill. In each he shows his mastery of place and people, and his command of the illusory effects of atmosphere.” E. F. E.
+ Boston Transcript p6 F 25 ’20 1450w
“In the matter of atmosphere and sustained mood, comparable with his best work.”
+ Cleveland p50 My ’20 30w
“Of the six short stories two are dominated by the desert, while one might almost be called a plain ghost story, and these three are so markedly superior to the others that they are quite in a different class.”
+ − N Y Times 25:2 F 22 ’20 900w + N Y Times 25:191 Ap 18 ’20 50w
“We doubt if Mr Hichens has ever done better work than in ‘The snake bite’; the African color and atmosphere are admirably rendered.”
+ Outlook 124:431 Mr 10 ’20 70w + − Springf’d Republican p11a Ap 11 ’20 480w
“These stories are well told, with a brisk, practised pen. The dialogue is interesting, and the touches of light and shade well done.”
+ The Times [London] Lit Sup p311 Je 5 ’19 400w