+ + – N. Y. Times. 11: 507. Ag. 18, ’06. 1520w. Outlook. 84: 709. N. 24, ’06. 300w.
“Is unpleasant from beginning to end.”
– Putnam’s. 1: 109. O. ’06. 290w.
Smith, Francis Hopkinson. [Wood fire in no. 3.] †$1.50. Scribner.
“It is an entertaining collection, and has been put together in a creditable manner.”
+ + Ath. 1906, 2: 545. N. 3. 270w.
“Mr. Hopkinson Smith is as good a storyteller as ever, and as loyal an adherent of the old school that told a story for the story’s sake.”
+ Critic. 48: 476. My. ’06. 90w. + + Ind. 60: 225. Ja. 25, ’06. 170w.
“Whether in jocund or in serious mood, the recital is always dramatic, always brought home with a touch of tenderness and comprehension It is the quality of brotherliness in the book that makes its greatest charm; the stories are not hewn out of the brain, but caught out of the heart.”
+ + + Lit. D. 32: 254. F. 17, ’06. 410w.