+ + Am. Hist. R. 12: 217. O. ’06. 80w.
“His story, told with a simplicity that recalls ‘Robinson Crusoe,’ conveys a more vivid and life like picture of life among the Filipinos than is to be found in more pretentious volumes.”
– + Cath. World. 83: 837. S. ’06. 590w. + Critic. 49: 95. Jl. ’06. 110w.
“The best part of the book is that which describes the methods employed by the teachers.”
+ + Dial. 41: 71. Ag. 1, ’06. 410w.
“An easily read, unpretentious, but informative and interesting book.”
+ + Ind. 61: 995. O. 25, ’06. 440w.
“His work is a valuable one. The book is especially valuable for its pictures of the home life, the personal characteristics, the customs of the plain people of the islands. It is a study from the ground up.” George R. Bishop.
+ + N. Y. Times. 11: 484. Ag. 4, ’06. 2480w.
“Although his style has no distinction, and is sometimes marred by carelessness, it is unaffected. The author has shown skill in selecting the human, the concrete, the picturesque, to present to his readers, and in giving at the same time the impression that he has shown the typical.”