+ – Acad. 70: 160. F. 17, ’06. 310w.
“This is a story one can read twice on first acquaintance, to use a Hiberianism.”
+ Ath. 1906, 1: 323. Mr. 17. 390w.
“It is a complex book, with a great deal in it worth reading slowly and thoughtfully.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
+ Bookm. 23: 416. Je. ’06. 390w.
“There are many brilliant passages in the book, but as a whole it leaves a confused impression upon the mind of the reader.”
+ – Critic. 48: 475. My. ’06. 130w.
“We are thus bound to repudiate the book in its would-be serious aspect, and fall back upon the entertaining invention, the acute characterization, and the combined humor and pathos that it offers.” Wm. M. Payne.
+ – Dial. 40: 264. Ap. 16, ’06. 260w.
“His wanderings from one prickly topic to another sorely tries the patience. Yet he never bores. He has too keen a sense of humor and of human interest.”