Phillips, David Graham. Social secretary. [†]$1.50. Bobbs.
The delightful story of the daughter of an old Washington family, who undertakes to carry a western senator’s wife to the top of the official-social wave, and succeeds. Incidentally she is rewarded for her service by a large salary and—something more. The various types of people found in the struggle for social and political supremacy at the national capital are well and amusingly drawn.
[*] “It is not up to the level Mr. Phillips has maintained in his latest works.”
| + | Arena. 34: 664. D. ‘05. 740w. | |
| * | + | Ind. 59: 1482. D. 21, ‘05. 160w. |
“Mr. Phillips’s airy tale is a fascinating one, and, perhaps, if one looks closely, he may find beneath the daintily flavored meringue some food for thought.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 650. O. 7, ‘05. 270w. |
[*] “Besides the froth there is some really admirable character drawing in the story.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 821. D. 2, ‘05. 130w. |
“The story is distinctly clever and humorous.”
| + + | Outlook. 81: 529. O. 28, ‘05. 150w. |