+ – Acad. 69: 1177. N. 11, ’05. 330w.
“The author unfortunately falls into a certain exasperating preciosity of style which interferes seriously with the reader’s enjoyment.”
+ – Critic. 48: 572. Je. ’08. 130w.
“A strong novel, and holds the reader until the grewsome end.”
+ + Ind. 60: 1434. Je. 14, ’06. 230w. – + Ind. 61: 1160. N. 15, ’06. 140w.
“Is impaired also by some confusion and want of order in its episodes, and an excess of that virile, almost brutal, kind of writing. But it is a striking book, having much force and directness of phrase, and in the earlier parts some vivid effects of atmosphere.”
+ – Lond. Times. 4: 329. O. 6, ’05. 230w.
“A story which grows more moving and more intense as it builds toward its climax.” H. I. Brock.
+ N. Y. Times. 11: 253. Ap. 21, ’06. 920w.