“Miss Singmaster gives us a warm and charming picture of her little college town; she catches the external characteristics and harmless little oddities of her people. But she will not let herself regard their real lives with a critical eye.”
+ − Nation 110:401 Mr 27 ’20 500w
“Carefully and skillfully written, showing a restraint and finish far removed from the hasty, slipshod performances of so many writers of contemporary fiction.”
+ N Y Times 25:120 Mr 14 ’20 500w
“Told with care and dignity, this novel has the quality we call distinction.”
+ N Y Times 25:190 Ap 18 ’20 60w
“A fine piece of work.”
+ Outlook 124:562 Mr 31 ’20 80w
“Both in plot and in character delineation Miss Singmaster has been very successful in this story. ‘Basil Everman’ ought to be one of the star volumes of the year.”
+ Springf’d Republican p13a My 2 ’20 550w