“Hardly reaches the dignity of a novel either in length or substance.”
| − | N. Y. Times. 12: 535. S. 7, ’07. 510w. |
“On the whole, not a pleasant tale.”
| − | Outlook. 87: 45. S. 7, ’07. 80w. |
Hichens, Robert Smythe. [Call of the blood.] †$1.50. Harper.
6–34641.
Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“When the emotional impulse is lacking, his ideas become singularly dull and his manner quite without distinction. But at the first sting of sensation, the style leaps into vitality; and if always deficient in a certain finality of touch, it continually delights with its resiliency and exuberance.” Harry James Smith.
| + − | Atlan. 100: 129. Jl. ’07. 800w. |
“In respect of scene-painting, dramatic construction, and emotional force alike, the book deserves unusual praise.” Wm. M. Payne.