“We honestly admire the author’s thoroughness and all-round fairness of view. The tone is dignified and sincere, the story gravely interesting; it is also, though we say it with regret, many pages too long.”
| + − | Acad. 71: 526. N. 24, ’06. 160w. |
“There is little plot in the story, but it is written with care, and bears the signs of good workmanship on every page.”
| + | Ath. 1906, 2: 768. D. 15. 120w. |
“Out of all this diverse material we get a picture of human life that grows fairly absorbing in its interest as we proceed, a dramatic structure in which the claims of both spirit and sense are allowed, a residual philosophy that is shaped to fine intellectual issues, yet which keeps all the time in close contact with the world of practical affairs.” Wm. M. Payne.
| + + | Dial. 43: 251. O. 16, ’07. 340w. | |
| Nation. 85: 307. O. 3, ’07. 320w. |
“The characters all stand out very vividly, each one strongly individualized. And they are interesting people to meet in the pages of a story.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 301. My. 11, ’07. 590w. |
“The picture of student life is particularly appealing in respect of certain characteristic natural qualities.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 386. Je. 15, ’07. 100w. |