“Inasmuch as her ability and attainments are so well known that unfavorable criticism cannot be regarded as unfriendly, we must record the unhesitating opinion that she could have written a much better book.”
| + + − | Dial. 43: 168. S. 16, ’07. 470w. |
“It is no flattery to say that she is foremost among the excellent women now working in the classics. She is, however, hardly justified in saying that it is ‘evidently absurd to talk of a realistic as opposed to an idealistic art.’”
| + + − | Ind. 63: 761. S. 26, ’07. 390w. | |
| Int. Studio. 32: 85. Jl. ’07. 40w. |
“Mrs. Strong has thrown down a gauntlet which will doubtless be taken up; but he will be a bold man who does it. Her knowledge is immense, her observation most accurate, her criticism penetrative and fine. There is no one now writing on ancient art with greater insight than Mrs. Strong. The points to which we have demurred are not among the essentials of her book.”
| + + − | Lond. Times. 6: 171. My. 31, ’07. 1670w. |
“A volume like this should be welcomed. It should not be concealed that Mrs. Strong hurts her case very often by claiming too much for her works that are cold and clumsy, poorly disposed, and lacking in true distinction.” Charles de Kay.
| + − | N. Y. Times. 12: 479. Ag. 3, ’07. 1570w. |
“Small blemishes should not prevent us from expressing our deep gratitude to Mrs. Strong for a book produced at the right time and in the right way.”
| + + − | Spec. 99: 56. Jl. 13, ’07. 1740w. |