“The plot is absurd, but there is a certain freshness about it that many fiction readers will enjoy.”
| + − | A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 79. Mr. ’07. ✠ |
“A rather thin, unsubstantial little tale. But ... one feels no resentment toward it, for the childhood portion is really quite enjoyable.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
| + − | Bookm. 25: 90. Mr. ’07. 270w. |
“Toni, the hero of the present novel, need not fear comparison with any of the cherub group that we heretofore have met in Miss Seawell’s pages.”
| + | Lit. D. 34: 548. Ap. 6, ’07. 310w. |
“A sprightly story, well constructed and vivaciously told. Notwithstanding the numerous books which Miss Seawell has written, she has not yet learned what literary virtues are to be gained by an occasional due reserve of statement.”
| + − | N. Y. Times. 12: 99. F. 16, ’07. 270w. |
Sedgwick, Anne Douglas. [Fountain sealed.] †$1.50. Century.