“There is so little of the cynic and so much of the humanitarian in ‘the staid old painter,’ as he calls himself in this his latest volume of gentle tales, that we rejoice in the sentiment of an older fashion and the mellow mood of most of the stories.”
| + + | Ind. 63: 1102. Jl. 11. ’07. 180w. |
“For tho subjects are sufficiently various, a certain coordination and unity is furnished by the delightful human quality which links the stories one to another like a thread of gold. The illustrations, many of which are by the author, are a notable feature of the book.”
| + | Lit. D. 34: 724. My. 4, ’07. 130w. |
“It is not the beautiful veiled lady who is his real achievement, but the conglomerate little dragoman who carries in his pocket enough of the small change of heroism to be a stanch friend in need.”
| + | Nation. 84: 501. My. 30, ’07. 300w. |
“The truth is there is not very much to any of these stories except the water color effect of the backgrounds and the charm of the painter, engineer, good fellow visible and personally present in them.”
| − + | N. Y. Times. 12: 189. Mr. 30, ’07. 620w. |
“A charming series of impressions of picturesque bits of life.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 385. Je. 15, ’07. 170w. |