“Here, as in former novels, the author gives us pleasant proof of her duality as a storyteller; but construction is not one of her strong points.”
+ – Acad. 70: 287. Mr. 24, ’06. 310w.
“This cannot, in the common acceptation of the term, be called a ‘good story,’ because it has not the requirements—plentiful incident and growing excitement.”
– Ath. 1906, 1: 388. Mr. 31. 180w.
Reviewed by Frederic Taber Cooper.
+ + – Bookm. 23: 417. Je. ’06. 450w.
“The worst fault lies in the excess of brutality—as far as artistic effect is concerned—with which the unspeakable Sir William Goyt and the equally detestable Delmar are endowed.”
+ – Critic. 48: 574. Je. ’06. 100w.
“Were the character drawing more subtle we should not so much resent the book’s stuffiness but it is for the most part superficial and conventional.”