“The work is admirably done.”
+ Nation 111:304 S 11 ’20 240w + Spec 124:248 F 21 ’20 210w
THURSTON, ERNEST TEMPLE. Sheepskins and grey russet. il *$2.50 Putnam
20–1212
This is the story of a curious couple, “vagabonds,” the author calls them, from the restlessness with which they change from one abode to the other. They have a fad for old houses, and whenever they are “settled for life” in one place they find another which is even older and more to their liking. At last they buy quite an ancient farm near Tewkesbury and it is at this place that “A. H.” describes his visit to them. They are a most engaging couple, are Bellwattle and Cruikshank, with their oddities and whimsies and their farming vicissitudes, and the reader is left with the impression that if a child should come to bless their union, their restlessness would vanish. The illustrations are by Emile Verpilleux.
+ Booklist 16:315 Je ’20
“There is a whimsical tenderness in Mr Thurston’s treatment of his characters. It is his most pleasing mood, and it is present throughout his pastoral.” D. L. M.
+ Boston Transcript p4 Je 2 ’20 700w