| + + — | Ath. 1905, 2: 44. Jl. 8. 220w. |
“The chief characteristic of these nine short stories, tales of ‘the road,’ is a realism described with a poetic touch.”
| + + + | Critic. 47: 94. Jl. ‘05. 240w. |
“He has set down with humor, compassion and wit the real life that we live every day on the outside of story-books and made it refreshing with faith and virtue.”
| + + | Ind. 58: 957. Ap. 27. ‘05. 410w. |
“He has the snag-less style of long literary training, yet he shuns prolixity.”
| + + | Nation. 80: 378. My. 11, ‘05. 280w. |
“The stories deserve reading, and the circulation of such a volume will not bring benefit to the author alone.”
| + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 235. Ap. 8, ‘05. 190w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 10: 390. Je. 17, ‘05. 180w. |
“This latest collection of short stories renews the impression which the earlier volumes from the same hand made of great clearness of sight, fresh and vital interest in all forms of life which express either beauty or character, a keen sense of humor, and admirable power of characterization.”