“Mrs Dawson-Scott has created in Harry a notable character, though not a likeable one. Mrs Dawson-Scott has not the resource of style to fall back on, and her descriptive powers are not of the best. As it is written ‘The rolling stone’ is an excellent example of masculine psychology as seen by a woman. It is not an excellent portrait of a man.”
+ − Boston Transcript p4 Je 2 ’20 420w
“If the book has no weaknesses neither has it passion or exaltation. If it is not absurd neither is it poignant, exotic, or brilliant. It moves steadily onward, never wandering; it is competent, well-fed, without beauty of conception or expression. It is realism without passion or accuracy.”
+ − New Repub 23:261 Jl 28 ’20 440w
“A minute and interesting study of character.”
+ N Y Times 25:70 F 8 ’20 950w
“In her latest work she has elected to adopt a masculine standpoint, and we feel that she is, as a result, less convincing.”
+ − Sat R 128:322 O 4 ’19 300w
“As Harry is interested merely in himself, he is not very interesting to other people. In fact, he proves himself real not by his doings—about which one is sceptical—but by boring the reader just as in real life he would have bored the people he met.”