“Five stories, good as such, but better as pictures of life and society at the capital as it was after the Civil war, forty or more years ago.”
+ Critic. 48: 477. My. ’06. 70w.
“As usual, the author draws too much upon the tears of her imagination; but she has done the best she could with the kind of material she selects.” Mrs. L. H. Harris.
+ – Ind. 60: 1219. My. 24, ’06. 60w.
“There is a dewdrop quality about Harriet Prescott Spofford’s style that gives it a gentle sparkle and makes the reading of one of her stories pleasant diversion indeed.”
+ N. Y. Times. 11: 228. Ap. 7, ’06. 380w.
“Humor, tenderness, and an intimate acquaintance with the time characterize these tales.”
+ Outlook. 82: 909. Ap. 21, ’06. 60w.
“Mrs. Spofford has caught and fixed this fragrant, rose-leaf odor as surely as have F. Hopkinson Smith or Thomas Nelson Page.”