“The book is thoroughly satisfactory, and must at once become a standard among systematic manuals.” Charles E. Bessey.
| + + + | Science, n.s. 21: 914. Je. 16, ‘05. 690w. | |
| Spec. 94: 645. Ap. 29, ‘05. 50w. |
[*] Satchell, William. Toll of the bush. $1.50. Macmillan.
“A genuine picture of life in New Zealand.... A story—genial, kindly, void of bitterness, and perfectly free from platitudinous unreality. The author presents a charming heroine, two brothers (one colonial born, and one a ‘new chum’ from England), a delightful old colonist of the early days, and at least five other characters who are too well and faithfully limned to be called simple sketches.”—Ath.
[*] “It has a rounded completeness, a full and broad humanity, which are by no means characteristic of contemporary fiction. A story full of real characterization, and at the same time alive with action, movement, and even with adventure.”
| + + | Ath. 1905, 2: 574. O. 28. 320w. |
[*] “There is about the whole book a freshness and flavor of the wilds that give it a most welcome individuality.”
| + | Nation. 81: 448. N. 30, ‘05. 360w. |
[*] “There is an atmosphere of freshness and truth about the book that is most satisfying, and the interest is sustained to the end.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 876. D. 9, ‘05. 600w. |