“Humor shines, here, riots in wild fancy, extravagance rides by the side of beauty.” Hildegarde Hawthorne
+ N Y Times p8 D 19 ’20 60w
“Stephens has put a lot of himself into the telling of these tales; they are moulded by his story-telling instinct, given finish by his English and burnished by his humor.” D. W. Webster
+ Pub W 98:1200 O 16 ’20 200w
“Children may enjoy it, but, like Arthur Rackham’s exquisite illustrations, it will be fully appreciated only by more sophisticated readers.” E. L. Pearson
+ Review 3:619 D 22 ’20 170w + Spec 125:784 D 11 ’20 60w
“There is much good narrative, much humour, and, usually, unstrained simplicity in the book, but above all there are passages of enchanting beauty.”
+ The Times [London] Lit Sup p830 D 9 ’20 310w
STERRETT, FRANCES ROBERTA. Nancy goes to town. *$2 (5c) Appleton
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