+ + R. of Rs. 33: 507. Ap. ’06. 350w.
Travis, Elma Allen. Pang-Yanger. †$1.50. McClure.
Abijah Bead, the Pang-Yanger, who with his four-year-old Rob had been deserted by the woman whom he had secretly married takes his boy to the town where the young woman is the wife of a prominent citizen. His purpose is revenge, for the startling resemblance of the child to the mother must reveal her story and be a witness to her infidelity. This forms one thread of the story whose other phase pictures Abijah and an irresponsible tho charming Southern girl in the light of an ill-assorted pair.
“The book is a strong one, but we are fain to ask ‘Cui bono?’ Certainly, it does not leave us the better or the happier for the reading; it does not invoke admiration for the truly admirable; it presents situations repulsive and painful, and we are glad to think that it fails as a presentation of life.”
– + N. Y. Times. 10: 926. D. 30, ’05. 580w.
“Its technical faults are of the kind that the author, with greater experience, will be unlikely to repeat, and the main outlines of the plot are strong and interesting. The material is somewhat sensational.”
– + Pub. Opin. 40: 123. Ja. 27, ’06. 100w.
Trent, William Peterfield. Greatness in literature, and other papers. **$1.20. Crowell.
+ Critic. 48: 90. Ja. ’06. 200w.