“Here we have still another modification of the Zenda story and one which shows ingenuity.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 198. Ap. 1, ‘05. 420w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 10: 393. Je. 17, ‘05. 120w. | ||
| Pub. Opin. 38: 714. My. 6, ‘05. 150w. |
“The colors in which this comedy are dressed are over strong, but the comedy itself is fairly consistent and interesting.”
| + — | Reader. 6: 474. S. ‘05. 180w. |
“The initial idea in this story is quite promising. The book is amusing.”
| + | Sat. R. 100: 25. Jl. 1, ‘05. 300w. |
[*] Webster, Jean. [Wheat princess.] [†]$1.50, Century.
The wheat princess, an American girl whose father has cornered the wheat market, is living with her aunt and her uncle, who is a philanthropist, in an old villa on the outskirts of Rome. The wheat famine tells heavily upon the Italian peasants; the newspapers blazon her father’s name, the peasants rise in hot indignation, with cries of “Wheat! wheat!” and her uncle, who has given so much for them, is besieged in his luxurious villa. In the end the Americans, their altruistic plans laid low, return to America, but the troublous times among the poor of Italy have brought to the big hearted wheat princess the love of her uncle’s friend, the man who has shared his unselfish dreams.
[*] “An entertaining and well-written story upon somewhat novel lines.”
| + | Outlook. 81: 684. N. 18, ‘05. 100w. |