“Is ... entitled to serious recognition, virile in its frankness, but very feminine in its subtle discernment.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
+ Bookm. 23: 643. Ag. ’06. 530w.
“The chief fault of the book is that the psychological element has so far dominated all the other elements of the novel that were that part of it to be removed there would practically be nothing else.”
+ – Critic. 49: 288. S. ’06. 210w.
“This unflinching realism, combined with a certain forcefulness of presentation, impels a reluctant sort of admiration for the book, despite a diction that is slovenly to the point of exasperation.” Wm. M. Payne.
– + Dial. 41: 114. S. 1, ’06. 80w.
“This story is well conceived and ably written, but it is not elevating.”
+ – Ind. 61: 820. O. 4, ’06. 370w.
“The story, though always readable, had been almost a failure, had not the character of Mrs. Warrener, developed from some quality of will from shallow stupidity to an almost triumphant independence, held and mastered the interest throughout.”
+ – Lond. Times. 5: 249. Jl. 13, ’06. 540w.