| + − | Acad. 72: 414. Ap. 27, ’07. 400w. |
“The characters are well drawn and, on the whole, convincing. What is lacking in literary merit is overlooked in the swift succession of incidents.”
| + − | A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 156. My. ’07. |
“The characterization is stereotyped, each figure being plainly labelled, good or evil, and painted in bold colours. Plot and general treatment are in keeping with this class of work; but the book is not without its instructive side, and despite occasional tendencies to claptrap, and frequent exaggeration, has here and there touches of genuine human wisdom, and indications of sincere thought regarding some of the problems which face the worker among the poor.”
| + − | Ath. 1907, 1: 502. Ap. 27. 130w. |
“The book holds more entertainment—if only you can forget that first chapter—than many a better one.” Edward Clark Marsh.
| + − | Bookm. 25: 520. Jl. ’07. 930w. | |
| + − | Ind. 63: 97. Jl. 11, ’07. 130w. |
“The pictures of the seamy side of London life are said to be true without being unwholesomely realistic.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 384. Je. 15, ’07. 190w. |
“The author evidently knows thoroughly the region he describes. He is less happy, however, in his allusions to the western United States, whence his hero has just come with a fortune made in the cattle business.”