No one is eligible to this club unless he has invented a brand new occupation by which he earns a living. The members include a man who offers himself to dinner hosts as a butt for repartee, another who guarantees to provide any commonplace soul as well as the more gifted, with a suitable romance. The founder of the club earns his livelihood by seeking out new members and has all sorts of unique experiences.
“It is neither here nor there; neither veritable romantic extravaganza, true detective literature, nor consistent satire upon either of those forms of fiction.” H. W. Boynton.
| + — | Bookm. 21: 614. Ag. ‘05. 930w. |
[*] “Clever and amusing as the stories are, the book is not altogether happy.”
| + — | Critic. 47: 453. N. ‘05. 260w. |
“Funmaking of the most fantastic kind characterizes the six short stories.”
| + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 332. My. 20, ‘05, 610w. | |
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 392. Je. 17, ‘05. 190w. |
“Mr. Chesterton is undeniably clever. These stories are whimsical and ingenious rather than humorous. The stories are uneven in merit.”
| + | Outlook. 79: 1058. Ap. 29, ‘05. 80w. | |
| + | Pub. Opin. 38: 796. My. 20, ‘05. 80w. |
“Utter and unredeemed extravaganza.”