“It is the kind of story which might easily be preposterous but is convincingly inevitable.”
+ Ind 103:321 S 11 ’20 210w
“Beneath the superficial reaction of enjoyment derived from an entertaining story there ran a strong undercurrent of dissatisfaction and resentment at the author for toying with a genuine and precious talent. In ‘Margot’s progress,’ Goldring has written a ‘best-seller’—superior in many points to the American product, but nevertheless a best-seller, with all its tawdry virtues and triple-plated vices.” Max Endicoff
− + N Y Call p10 Jl 25 ’20 410w
“It is highly enjoyable reading and without a dull moment from cover to cover.”
+ N Y Times 25:301 Je 6 ’20 450w
“One may find some of Margot’s sophisticated conversation a little grating; but, for that matter, one will find a good deal about Margot and her acquaintances a little grating. Still there is a driving force to her ambition that wins toleration, if not admiration. The story gains in emotional force and dramatic intensity as it progresses.”
+ − Springf’d Republican p11a Ag 8 ’20 580w
GOLDRING, DOUGLAS. Reputations; essays in criticism. *$2.50 Seltzer 824
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