+ − Ath p1274 N 28 ’19 100w
“This strange, extraordinarily attractive little personality is Mr Oldmeadow’s discovery, and from the moment we meet him talking to George Placker we are prepared to follow him anywhere he may like to take us. The novel as a whole lacks proportion. The closing scenes, with the rector for principal figure, are far too drawn out.” K. M.
+ − Ath p143 Ja 30 ’20 700w
“A quiet picture, very life-like, appealing to readers who do not demand much plot.”
+ Booklist 16:282 My ’20
“The story is the result of a literary craftsmanship worthy of notice.”
+ Boston Transcript p5 N 20 ’20 150w
“No doubt the book is to be classed as propaganda; but propaganda is seldom so engagingly presented. The book has faults, the more irritating because they could have been easily avoided had the author exerted himself a little more. Nevertheless, its vitality is deep-rooted and its appeal is wide.”
+ − Cath World 111:698 Ag ’20 510w
“The first of a trilogy evidently ambitious of being the English ‘Jean Christophe.’ Though of fine craftsmanship and possessing a certain unique charm, not on the same artistic plane.”