| + | Bookm. 25: 181. Ap. ’07. 600w. |
“A book of manners and sentiments; it touches only the surface of life, but it is agreeably written and proves mildly entertaining.” Wm. M. Payne.
| + | Dial. 42: 226. Ap. 1, ’07. 220w. |
“‘Charming’ is the word that attaches itself instinctively to her work; it may not be the highest praise, but in this case it implies popularity as well.”
| + | Lond. Times. 6: 37. F. 1, ’07. 390w. | |
| Nation. 84: 291. Mr. 28, ’07. 120w. |
“A story that in its sweetness and wholesomeness and simple unaffected pathos forms a refreshing contrast to the morbid and unpleasant matters with which fictionmakers frequently feel themselves obliged to deal.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 99. F. 16, ’07. 990w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 12: 380. Je. 15, ’07. 280w. |
“The book would be nothing if it were not for its genuine humor, which is none the less welcome because it is not boisterous.”
| + | Outlook. 85: 479. F. 23, ’07. 160w. |
“Mrs. de la Pasture’s powers as a narrator are considerable: and this story is a thoroughly pleasant though not a very robust example of her manner.”