| | | A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 177. O. ’07. |
“The episodes Mr. Hilliers handles with great skill, but he is somewhat at fault in the process of co-ordination. The author’s study of the period must have been profound, and he has absorbed the spirit of the times with remarkable ability. His narrative is thus convincing, except in the London part, which reads almost like a piece of Dickensian caricature.”
| | + + − | Ath. 1907, 1: 161. F. 9. 210w. |
“A book to be cordially commended to the consideration of the discriminating few.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
| | + | Bookm. 25: 498. Jl. ’07. 560w. |
“It offers us the real thing, as distinguished from the artificial fabrication of the novelist who ‘gets up’ his subject.” Wm. M. Payne.
| | + + | Dial. 43: 61. Ag. 1, ’07. 260w. |
“But to be enjoyed, it is a book that must be read at leisure, and when you are in a congenial mood.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
| | + | Forum. 39: 119. Jl. ’07. 390w. |