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“An every-day sort of story of ordinary life in Germany. At the opening of the book the three comrades are three 10–year-old boys in the days of the Franco-German war. Later they are carried on into manhood, they separate, and each goes his own way. After a time each is so hampered by his faults of character that he is on the brink of failure. Then, at the crisis of their misfortune, they are reunited and together they are able to avert the threatened disaster.” (N. Y. Times.) “Its value consists in the beauty of one or two of its episodes, in some admirable pictures of land and sea by the Holstein coast, and perhaps above all in the personality of the author.” (Ath.)
“As a story it is confused and incoherent, and its presentation of character though wonderfully vivid at times, can never be called a complete success. With all its shortcomings, it was worthy of being presented to an English public, and we must add a word of cordial praise concerning the manner in which this has been done. The anonymous translation is of unusual excellence.”
| + − | Ath. 1907, 1: 787. Je. 29. 170w. |
“The story is powerful and sympathetic, and its characters interesting and human.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 380. Je. 15, ’07. 160w. |
“There is much charm in the simplicity of the story, both in plot and style and the vividness with which the author portrays scenes and characters makes it very life-like.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 512. Ag. 24, ’07. 180w. |
* Friedrichs, Hulda. Romance of the Salvation army; with introd. by General Booth. il. *$1.25. Cassell.