| + − | A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 179. O. ’07. |
“He spoils his material by wilfully romanticizing it; nevertheless he produces an interesting tale, set forth with such a serious air that we are bound to take it seriously.”
| + − | Ath. 1907, 2: 399. O. 5. 190w. |
“The truth is that Sir Gilbert has tried to write a story without first thinking it out clearly to the end; he has tried to make his readers realise characters which he has never successfully projected in his own imagination; and the result, with all allowance made for good intention and a certain amount of good workmanship, cannot be called a success.” Ward Clark.
| − + | Bookm. 26: 169. O. ’07. 1000w. |
“A work that, despite certain quite obvious faults, is nevertheless endowed with unity of design and fine idealism.” Wm. M. Payne.
| + + − | Dial. 43: 319. N. 16, ’07. 400w. |
“The whole conception is as dead as any mummy in Egypt, the chief difference being that it is embalmed in an excellent literary style.”
| + − | Ind. 63: 1309. N. 28, ’07. 550w. |
“Sir Gilbert Parker’s book is not lacking in well-drawn, dramatic scenes growing out of the conflict between Oriental subtlety and the straightforward Quakerism of David; and the picture of Egypt, although possibly not an altogether accurate one, emerging from its centuries of political darkness, is an interesting contribution to the romance of history.”