+ + Ind. 60: 1546. Je. 28, ’06. 930w.
“Poole is too much influenced by the hysterical manner for his story to endure.”
– Ind. 61: 1159. N. 15, ’06. 40w.
“Here the situations depicted are so poignant and yet natural, the characters are so lifelike that we almost forget the crudities in the manner of telling and the general commonplaceness in the make-up of this very human little story.”
+ – N. Y. Times. 11: 434. Jl. 7, ’06. 320w.
“Though there is never relief from movement, there is often a drag in the process of the tale. Vigor, directness, and the absence of mock sentimentality, however, weigh heavily on the other side.”
+ – Outlook. 83: 674. Jl. 21, ’06. 260w.
“He has dramatic insight, an unsensational realism and a downright sympathy for those who struggle for the better.”
+ World To-Day. 11: 766. Jl. ’06. 150w.
Pope, Jesse Eliphalet. Clothing industry in New York. $1.25. Univ. of Mo.