“It is a pity that Miss Potter should have resorted to this trick of supernaturalism, which seriously weakens her book.” Wm. M. Payne.
| + − | Dial. 42: 315. My. 16, ’07. 240w. |
“An interesting novel of sufficient verisimilitude to give life and character to her narrative.”
| + | Lit. D. 34: 548. Ap. 6, ’07. 170w. |
“It would be hard to imagine an uglier situation than that upon which the action turns. Nevertheless the tale is in its way absorbing, and not likely to be at once forgotten.”
| + − | Nation. 84: 389. Ap. 25, ’07. 480w. |
“Considering the general unpleasantness of Miss Potter’s theme, she has managed its development with a good deal of skill, though some doubts insist on obtruding as to her solution of the story’s final problem.”
| + − | N. Y. Times. 12: 350. Je. 1, ’07. 570w. |
“Represents the highest achievement of its author yet given to the public.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
| + + − | No. Am. 185. 549. Jl. 5, ’07. 1220w. |