| + + | Critic. 47: 285. S. ‘05. 90w. | |
| + — | Ind. 58: 958. Ap. 27, ‘05. 240w. | |
| * | + — | Ind. 59: 1153. N. 16, ‘05. 60w. |
“A very readable tale after its own unreal fashion.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 539. Ag. 19, ‘05. 50w. | |
| + — | Outlook. 79: 960. Ap. 15, ‘05. 50w. |
“Selecting a somewhat vague historical period, he devises an impossible plot, worked out by impossible characters. A rather pleasing piece of make-believe.”
| + — | Pub. Opin. 38: 633. Ap. 22, ‘05. 90w. |
“It may be said indeed that he has woven in this story a tapestry whose grace of design and exquisite harmony of color all lovers of this kind of story will approve. There is something Tennysonian in the silken softness of his style and in his imagery.”
| + + | Reader. 6: 120. Je. ‘05. 210w. |
“The story is told with Mr. McCarthy’s usual verve and lightness.”
| + + | R. of Rs. 31: 762. Je. ‘05. 70w. |
“Mr. McCarthy contrives to get a real touch of poetry into his descriptions of the forest.”