| + − | Lond. Times. 6: 149. My. 10, ’07. 680w. |
“A sufficiently readable novel.”
| + | Nation. 84: 501. My. 30, ’07. 260w. |
“The story can be commended as readable, and its picture of life in Oxford is interesting. The background is very well filled in, and the author has some humor, plenty of sentiment, and appreciable feeling for inanimate nature.”
| + − | N. Y. Times. 12: 298. My. 11, ’07. 330w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 12: 387. Je. 15, ’07. 210w. |
“The story is disagreeable and at times offensive to good taste, if not to good morals.”
| − | Outlook. 86: 339. Je. 15, ’07. 80w. |
“Mrs. Woods succeeds better with her female than with her male characters, which are rather shadowy.”
| + − | Sat. R. 104: 241. Ag. 24, ’07. 400w. |
“It is impossible to deny that the narrative has a certain engrossing quality, but personally we have no hesitation in expressing our regret that so much talent should have been lavished on a theme which makes neither for health nor happiness.”