“The story scrupulously avoids an artificial symmetry of structure and follows, so far as possible, the rhythm of life. The firmness and simplicity of the style shine even through an inferior translation.”
+ Nation 111:303 S 11 ’20 600w
“The English version is a livid corpse, and the only function left for a reviewer who knows the original is that of coroner. In common honesty, Henry Holt & Co. should put on the title page of ‘Ditte: girl alive,’ ‘Mutilated from the Danish,’ and omit the name of the innocent author.” Signe Toksvig
− + New Repub 25:113 D 22 ’20 1300w
“The characters in the book are flesh-and-blood people and their drab, dreary lives are made very real.”
+ N Y Times p24 S 5 ’20 620w Outlook 126:238 O 6 ’20 50w
Reviewed by H. W. Boynton
+ Review 3:450 N 10 ’20 520w Spec 125:744 D 4 ’20 30w
“The book deserves to be read. It is well-written, effective, and above all, bears the earmarks of truth.”
+ Springf’d Republican p9a N 14 ’20 370w