“We are inclined to think that the note of didacticism is at times a little too effusively sounded: but to the book as a whole sincere praise may be accorded.” Wm. M. Payne.
– + Dial. 41: 38. Jl. 16, ’06. 330w. Ind. 61: 214. Jl. 26, ’06. 70w.
“Barring a touch of ‘preciousness,’ a proneness to euphuistic smartness not quite foreign to more sincere artists, the style of Mr. Sage would lend itself well enough to building up a story that might touch the reader as a page out of life. But instead of this, it has been employed to provide verisimilitude for a conventionally sensational tale about conventionally unreal people.”
– + Nation. 83: 39. Jl. 12, ’06. 340w. + N. Y. Times. 11: 385. Je. 16, ’06. 140w.
“The author tells his story in a straightforward, manly fashion. His book deserves a wide reading.”
+ N. Y. Times. 11: 431. Jl. 7, ’06. 400w.
St. John, J. Allen. Face in the pool. **$1.50. McClurg.
+ Critic. 48: 92. Ja. ’06. 50w.
Saint Maur, Kate V. Self-supporting home. **$1.75. Macmillan.
An interesting book which records an experiment made by an ambitious, energetic woman. From city flat life she transplants her family to the country, and shows how she makes a farm of twelve acres pay for itself and provide comfortably for all needs. She gives the stages in her farm development, with specific directions for each point gained, so that the book is of value to every amateur farmer and gardener.