“Without affectation, it has a pleasant flavour of sedate Georgian prose, and its polish and lucidity reflect the best qualities of that period.”
| + + − | Lond. Times. 6: 45. F. 8, ’07. 450w. |
“The plot is interesting and well sustained, and there are several characters drawn with dramatic insight. It has much quiet charm and is written in a style of marked distinction.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 235. Ap. 13, ’07. 180w. |
“The eighteenth-century manner is well sustained without affectation or strained elegance, the style being indeed throughout of conspicuous and consistent treatment. The series of adventures and experiences ... are admirably conceived and described and the characters, if not brilliant pieces of portraiture, are effective and real.”
| + + | Sat. R. 103: 244. F. 23, ’07. 130w. |
“The long scenario of Mr. Hilliers’ romance given on his title-page prepares the reader for something unconventional and unusual, and these expectations are richly fulfilled in the contents of this admirably written and engrossing romance.”
| + + | Spec. 98: 335. Mr. 2, ’07. 700w. |
Hillis, Newell Dwight. Fortune of the republic. **$1.20. Revell.
6–41943.