“It has the sparkle of brightly burnished armour and a pulse-quickening pace. The manner of the telling is not without a touch of swagger, spiced with the salt flavour of the modern point-of-view, humorous and whimsical.”
+ Dial 68:664 My ’20 80w
“The book, a first novel, is an entertaining historical romance cleverly written and contains plenty of intrigue and adventure combined with a pretty love story.”
+ N Y Times 25:1 Mr 7 ’20 320w
“His adventures in France are told with dash, and the style smacks truly of the manner of the fifteenth century.”
+ Outlook 124:563 Mr 31 ’20 60w
“A spirited and amusing if not inspired narrative of adventure-cum-politics.” H. W. Boynton.
+ − Review 2:463 My 1 ’20 640w
“The story is well written, in a fresh and stimulating romantic spirit, and should appeal to those with a weakness for historical novels that do not contain too much history.”
+ Springf’d Republican p11a Mr 14 ’20 450w