“His plot is of the simplest, his language crude, and his construction awkward, but there is about the book a flavor of sincerity and intimate knowledge that holds the interest even of those who may be disposed to regard it as a dime novel in pretentious garb.”
+ – Lit. D. 32: 454. Mr. 24, ’06. 140w. N. Y. Times. 10: 853. D. 2, ’05. 110w.
“As a romance the merit of the publication is not conspicuous enough to invite serious comment. As a curiosity the book is quite worth looking over, both for what is in it and the elaborate arrangement of the material into forewords, prologues, parts, epilogues, and addenda.”
+ – N. Y. Times. 11: 2. Ja. 6, ’06. 270w.
“A Third avenue melodrama de luxe.”
+ – Outlook. 82: 907. Ap. 21, ’06. 80w.
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Nayler, James Ball. Kentuckian. $1.50. Clark.
This “is a narrative of Ohio in the sixties, and is concerned with the operations of the Underground railroad and the exploits of a gang of horse thieves. The hero is a young man from the other side of the river, who becomes the district school teacher, and falls in love with the prettiest of his pupils. This is not exactly an original invention, but it may be allowed to serve once more.”—Dial.