“A tale full of naiveté and tenderness.”
+ Lit. D. 33: 913. D. 15, ’06. 120w.
“A satisfactory bit of writing.”
+ Nation. 83: 484. D. 6, ’06. 130w. + N. Y. Times. 11: 797. D. 1, ’06. 120w.
“It is written with a certain tenderness and quiet humor which may almost be said to give it distinction.”
+ Outlook. 84: 384. O. 13, ’06. 100w.
Gilson, Roy Rolfe. [Miss Primrose.] $1.25. Harper.
The simple sweetness of Letitia Primrose, whose life was one long sacrifice of service to her father, to other people’s children, and finally to another woman’s home, gives to the book its dainty charm, while the characters of David, the boy who dreamed of Rugby, Butters, the editor who printed her father’s classic poems in the village paper, and others who came under the spell of her sweet innocent personality give to the story both young life and humor.
“The book is almost wholly devoid of plot, and although it is written with no little literary skill, the average reader will find it lacking in interest.”