+ – Lond. Times. 5: 216. Je. 15, 06. 270w. Nation. 83: 11. Jl. 5, ’06. 160w. N. Y. Times. 11: 420. Je. 30, ’06. 570w.
“Canon Rawnsley’s volume will be a delight to many readers,—to those who may yet test the truth of his pictures, and to those who must be content with using them to call back the past.”
+ Spec. 96: 837. My. 26, ’06. 210w.
Ray, Anna Chapin (Sidney Howard, pseud.). Hearts and creeds. †$1.50. Little.
There is real strength in this story of an English-Protestant girl who marries a French-Catholic. Both are typical of their race and creed, altho both are extremists and both have strong personality. The scene is laid in Quebec, where the two races abide like oil and water, and the love which brought Arline and Armédie together, the prejudices which all but wrecked their married life, and the epidemic which thrust aside all barriers and by leaving them face to face with death brought them together again are strongly drawn. The social and political life of Quebec is well handled and there are many interesting characters.
+ Cath. World. 83: 558. Jl. ’06. 240w.
“For once, Miss Ray’s usual brisk fashion of telling a story has apparently deserted her.”
– Critic. 48: 574. Je. ’06. 130w.
“For readers whose imaginations are not abreast with the times this is a good story, and it is exceedingly well delivered.”