“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.