Another amusing comedy founded upon a case of mistaken identity. A young Englishman having closed out his interests in Australia comes to England to visit his kinsman, Colonel Blois, whose heir he is. Upon his arrival he meets his double who is a distant cousin and a worthless cockney clerk. The clerk, believing that his cousin has been drowned while in swimming, impersonates him to the confusion of his well-bred relatives and the joy of the reader. But in the end everything is straightened out and several love affairs come to a happy ending. The whole is amusing and the character of the weak, pleasure-loving clerk is exceedingly well drawn.
“An entertaining book, one of the best Mrs. Sidgwick has written.”
| + + | Acad. 72: 143. F. 9, ’07. 260w. | |
| + | A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 110. Ap. ’07. ✠ |
“The story does not aim at a high standard of literary excellence, but is wholesome and mildly amusing.”
| + | Ath. 1907, 1: 221. F. 23. 140w. |
“A distinctly amusing story, in which there is not for an instant any doubt which are the real hero and heroine.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
| + | Bookm. 25: 89. Mr. ’07. 370w. |
“An exceptionally bright and entertaining work of fiction.” Wm. M. Payne.
| + | Dial. 42: 377. Je. 16, ’07. 350w. |