+ R. of Rs. 34: 253. Ag. ’06. 220w.
Alexander, Eleanor. Lady of the well. †$1.50. Longmans.
“This novel is a romantic story of Guelf and Ghibelline, of troubadour and queen of beauty. The Emperor Frederick II., grandson of Barbarossa, is the central figure, and the troubadour, Bernart, is very properly the hero. There is a great deal of real romance in the book, and the clash of arms and perilous adventures which occur in it are very much more lifelike than is usual in works of this kind.”—Spec.
“It is a pretty story, gracefully written, as such a story should be; but a little nebulous, as is the troubadour himself.”
+ – Acad. 70: 503. My. 26, ’06. 180w.
“Miss Alexander writes with distinction, and her book may be recommended as a quiet and artistic piece of work.”
+ Lond. Times. 5: 116. Mr. 30, ’06. 300w.
“Just the proper amount of realism and humor to make a pretty and fairly plausible tale.”
+ N. Y. Times. 11: 273. Ap. 28, ’06. 420w. N. Y. Times. 11: 387. Je. 16, ’06. 160w.