“Though there is the highest intent in this, the author has somehow missed the mark.”

Nation. 83: 484. D. 6, ’06. 170w.

Wells, Carolyn. [At the sign of the sphinx.] $1. Duffield.

Miss Wells’ fancy-juggling has produced one hundred and twenty rhymed riddles to which are appended answers.


Dial. 41: 287. N. 1, ’06. 30w.

“Is marked by the same cleverness that is always characteristic of this writer.”

+ + Ind. 61: 1399. D. 13, ’06. 210w. + Nation. 83: 440. N. 22, ’06. 90w.

“Generally her mood is playful and her ingenuity is always equal to the task she sets for it. As a general thing, her touch is becomingly light and she treats her syllables with respect. Sometimes the enigma is still a bit enigmatical after one knows the answer.”

+ + – N. Y. Times. 11: 692. O. 20, ’06. 190w.