“This lack of artistic treatment is to be regretted, as the author has made an interesting choice of characters.”
| + − | Acad. 71: 612. D. 15, ’06. 130w. |
“We think it prettily handled and successfully rendered.”
| + | Ath. 1906, 2: 826. D. 29. 210w. |
“There is nothing original, nothing, indeed, remarkable. It is a happy example of a simple thing done well.”
| + | Lond. Times. 5: 417. D. 14, ’06. 240w. |
“It must be classed as better than the average of novels. It cannot be said that the author succeeds in creating much historical atmosphere.”
| + − | N. Y. Times. 12: 66. F. 2, ’07. 410w. |
“The story is told in a frank, open-hearted way, with no subtlety and without much literary art.”
| + − | Outlook. 85: 41. Ja. 5, ’07. 30w. |