+ – Acad. 70: 381. Ap. 21, ’06. 560w.
“We have no patience with the chapters in which the hermit appears.”
– + Ath. 1906, 1: 445. Ap. 14. 290w.
“The book is full of clever satire, trenchant analysis and a certain underlying vein of symbolism that is full of suggestion, but it lacks heart. There is not quite enough human nature in it, of the better sort, to make the characters convincing.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
+ – Bookm. 23: 31. Mr. ’06. 370w.
“Mr Benson has gained much in solidity; he can no longer be called merely clever. But he has lost in vitality.”
+ – Critic. 48: 483. My. ’06. 190w.
“He has simply spoiled a story of genuine human interest by a reckless indulgence in sensational imaginings.” Wm. M. Payne.
– + Dial. 40: 264. Ap. 16, ’06. 220w.
“Is a good story and is something more.”