| − | Ath. 1907, 2: 649. N. 23. 130w. |
“A sterling example of the bigger, worthier sort of book.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
| + + | Bookm. 26: 406. D. ’07. 770w. | |
| Ind. 63: 1437. D. 12, ’07. 230w. |
“With the fullest admiration for much that is good in ‘The convert,’ we regard it as an opportunity missed, not only by Miss Robins the novelist, but by Miss Robins the advocate of female suffrage.”
| − + | Lond. Times. 6: 317. O. 18, ’07. 660w. |
“It is a strong book in many senses of the word. It is difficult, however, to speak of ‘The convert,’ as a novel. The conditions portrayed in the book, however, are British rather than American, and thus in this country ‘The convert’ will make its appeal to the critical judgment more as a work of fiction than as a brilliant and possibly accurate account of a burning political question.”
| − + | N. Y. Times. 12: 727. N. 16, ’07. 1300w. |
“An interesting book written with skill.”
| + | Outlook. 87: 744. N. 30, ’07. 180w. |
“Its weakness as a novel lies in the fact that this girl had such an extraordinary past that she is not a typical figure.”