+ + Acad. 69: 784. Jl. 29, ’05. 330w.
“Not even Mr. Hewlett has so successfully reproduced the mediæval atmosphere. The whole characterization is of a piece with the swing and virility of the style. It is a fine work, and reaches the high-water mark of living romance.”
+ + Ath. 1905, 2: 234. Ag. 19. 580w.
“Mr. Capes has produced in this moving and opulent work something that comes near to being a masterpiece.” Wm. M. Payne.
+ + Dial. 41: 114. S. 1, ’06. 390w.
“The story is well told.”
+ Ind. 61: 1060. N. 1, ’06. 340w. + Lond. Times. 4: 233. Jl. 21, ’05. 290w. – N. Y. Times. 11: 371. Je. 9, ’06. 250w. + Outlook. 83: 526. Je. 30, ’06. 80w.
“Extravagance and violent over-emphasis are the greatest faults of his style, which is always strained to top-pitch, and glaringly over-coloured.”
– Sat. R. 100: 562. O. 28, ’05. 420w.
“His euphuism sometimes gets out of hand and mars the poetry of his tale, and sometimes he lingers so long on an emotion that the reader is a little repelled. But for the work as a whole we have nothing but praise.”