| + + | Outlook. 81: 684. N. 18, ‘05. 90w. |
“It is the product, not of a philosopher, but of a clever reporter, an emotional wordy piece of work owing its success to cheap sentiment, a fine journalistic style, highly coloured and verbose, effective characterisation, and detailed and no doubt accurate accounts of life.”
| + — | Sat. R. 100: 378. S. 16, ‘05. 410w. |
“The book is fluently written, and judged by its own standard, is clever.”
| + — | Spec. 95: 323. S. 2, ‘05. 330w. |
Maybrick, Florence Elizabeth (Chandler). Mrs. Maybrick’s own story. [**]$1.20. Funk.
The author tells the story of her life from the time of her arrest for the murder of her husband, through the course of her trial, and the fifteen years imprisonment which terminated December, 1903. The recital is womanly and pathetic without a trace of bitterness. A legal digest of the case is appended.
“Such a tale cannot help being morbid, but in the main it rings true. To those who have an interest in prison life it will not fail to be of value, yet for the ordinary reader it would be a book worth while avoiding.”
| + | Critic. 46: 92. Ja. ‘05. 80w. | |
| Nation. 80: 32. Ja. 12, ‘05. 130w. | ||
| + + | New England Magazine, n.s. 31: 622. Ja. ‘05. 5830w. (Condensed narrative of book.) |
“There is no bitterness in the book, but it is a strong indictment of British justice, and points out the crying need for a British court of appeals in criminal cases.”