“The story, abounding in touches of genuine humor and pathos, comes as a delightful treat to both the older and younger reader.”
| + | Cath. World. 85: 693. Ag. ’07. 120w. |
“Conscious invention has taken the place of intuition. It is inferior to its predecessor.”
| + − | Ind. 63: 574. S. 5, ’07. 240w. |
“There are here the same quaintness, pathos, and humor found in her former books, the same understanding of the abysses of childhood, the same realism and fidelity to nature. The pictures by F. C. Yohn are in perfect tune with the story and a model of what novel illustrations should be.”
| + | Lit. D. 34: 640. Ap. 20, ’07. 290w. | |
| Nation. 84: 362. Ap. 18, ’07. 200w. |
“This volume is not quite up to the level of its predecessor.”
| + − | N. Y. Times. 12: 233. Ap. 13, ’07. 940w. | |
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 387. Je. 15, ’07. 130w. |
“‘New chronicles of Rebecca’ have ... freshness of sentiment and humor.”
| + | Outlook. 86: 115. My. 18, ’07. 190w. |