“The author’s familiarity with her period is pleasantly apparent, and her characters, although they speak a language happily free from deliberate archaisms, fairly represent their century.”
| + | Ath. 1907, 1: 659. Je. 1. 240w. |
“Perhaps, despite the author’s deft allusions and unmistakable accuracy, the historian will not be content.”
| + − | Cath. World. 85: 825. S. ’07. 710w. |
“A noteworthy success in a most difficult form of writing. In the dialogue, the most difficult part of an historical romance, Miss Scudder has achieved a distinct success. Her diction, however, is at times decidedly overstrained.”
| + + − | Nation. 84: 567. Je. 20, ’07, 640w. |
“All through the exquisitely elaborated story there are a reserve, a dignity of expression, and a comprehension of the required attitude of mind that are refreshing to the thoughtful reader.”
| + + | Outlook. 86: 117. My. 18, ’07. 160w. |
Sea stories, retold from St. Nicholas. (Geographical stories.) *65c. Century.