“An excellent example of the author’s quiet, subtle, and humorous exposition of contrasted character.”
+ Outlook 124:657 Ap 14 ’20 100w
“It is as charming a novel, and as telling a picture of family life on ‘Dartymoor’ as we ever read, or as Mr Phillpotts has ever written. Worthy to rank with the best of his many delightful novels.”
+ Sat R 129:333 Ap 3 ’20 440w
“The different veins of his talent, tragic and humorous, are here fused with happy results. ‘Miser’s money’ shows him at his mellowest and best as artist and observer.”
+ Spec 125:215 Ag 14 ’20 530w
“The plot is simple and rather erratic, but taken as a whole the story displays that excellence of craftsmanship which long since placed the author in the forefront of his peculiar field.”
+ Springf’d Republican p13a Ap 18 ’20 750w
“Mr Phillpotts keeps us almost too near to life. He presents us with one more faithful and consistent study of Dartmoor people, but of Dartmoor people principally in their heavier and less significant moments. The plot, though simple and pastoral, is a very good plot; but no plot could survive this flood of conversation.”
+ − The Times [London] Lit Sup p186 Mr 18 ’30 400w