+ —Dial. 38: 393. Je. 1, ‘05. 140w.

“The book has the merit of careful husbandry in an unworked field, and it is well written; a novel of unusual power and interest.”

+Ind. 58: 1482. Je. 29, ‘05. 130w.

“It is unevenly written. But, on the whole, the sense of the art of literature is so high and fine and the adhesion to this sense so accurate and faithful, that the entire result should be greeted as a reawakening among us. There are pages that any novelist, living or dead, might have been glad to claim.” James Lane Allen.

+ +N. Y. Times. 10: 241. Ap. 15, ‘05. 1620w.
N. Y. Times. 10: 393. Je. 17, ‘05. 130w.

“Charming style, keen powers of analysis, and skill in snapshot portraiture as well, characterize this study.”

+ +Outlook. 80: 139. My. 13, ‘05. 30w.
+Pub. Opin. 38: 591. Ap. 15, ‘05. 260w.

“His book is full of nature and of human nature: it rings true.”

+ +Sat. R. 100: 186. Ag. 5, ‘05. 220w.

Vance, Louis Joseph. Terence O’Rourke, gentleman adventurer. [†]$1.50. Wessels.