“Mr. Conway ... is a seer with a vivid poetic imagination, with an irreverent reverence of his own, and goes through the religions of the Far East with little concern for anything but what appeals to his own sense of truth and beauty.”
| + | Ind. 63: 43. Jl. 4, ’07. 380w. | |
| + | Lit. D. 33: 855. D. 8, ’06. 100w. |
“Mr. Conway’s acquaintance with Hindu literature is so very vague that the reader must be warned of the valuelessness of such literary criticism as his fertile mind offers, for in this respect ignorance is no bar to his daring. The one note that jars in these recollections of a venerable teacher is that teacher’s too evident pride in his own mental superiority.”
| + − | Nation. 84: 110. Ja. 31, ’07. 730w. |
“This résumé of his religious beliefs and unbeliefs will appear as shocking to some of his readers as it will appear illuminating to others. The seasoned reader and thinker will like it for its evident sincerity and its suggestiveness, but will not be sufficiently affected by it one way or another to lose any sleep on account of it.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 11: 871. D. 15, ’06. 1340w. |
“What value his book has lies in his ability to tell a story, certainly not in his estimate of conditions.”
| + − | Outlook. 85: 761. Mr. 30, ’07. 1200w. | |
| + | R. of Rs. 34: 754. D. ’06. 100w. |
“Any one interested in questions of morality and religion may profitably read this volume, if he does not mind having his toes trodden, even trampled on.”
| + − | Spec. 98: 298. F. 23, ’07. 270w. |