+ N Y Times 25:139 Mr 28 ’20 1000w

“A fine example of close, careful character study on a small scale.”

+ Outlook 125:281 Je 9 ’20 120w

“To say that here also [in the conclusion] the author rises to the occasion is simply to credit her once again with that fine and finished art that make all her writing an abiding joy to the discriminating.” F: T. Cooper

+ Pub W 97:991 Mr 20 ’20 400w

“In ‘Birth,’ its immediate predecessor, Miss Gale showed a surprising growth not only as ‘localist’ but as ironic interpreter of character. This story is firmer in tone as well as more compact in form.” H. W. Boynton

+ Review 2:394 Ap 17 ’20 320w

“The artist in her has guided her pen in careful work, and the characters are as clearly and completely delineated as if seen on the stage.”

+ Springf’d Republican p11a My 30 ’20 250w The Times [London] Lit Sup p685 O 21 ’20 70w

GALLAGHER, PATRICK. America’s aims and Asia’s aspirations. il *$3.50 Century 940.314