“In this book he seems, for the first time, to have achieved a novel really complete in character, incident, and construction.”
| + + + | Ath. 1905, 1: 394. Ap. 1. 720w. |
“Admirable studies of character. Its charm resides in the touches of gentle sentiment, of quaint humor, and tender feeling with which it is enriched in every chapter. It is a wholesome and human book, to be read with keen delight from beginning to end.” Wm. M. Payne.
| + + | Dial. 39: 41. Jl. 16, ‘05. 170w. |
“There is a savor in it—a distinction not only of style, but of thought and temper—which will enable it to outlive much fiction that is more strongly wrought.” Herbert W. Horwill.
| + + — | Forum. 37: 111. Jl. ‘05. 270w. |
“Is one of the best stories of the year.”
| + + + | Ind. 58: 1071. My. 11, ‘05. 300w. |
“These figures are all well drawn—not over-drawn—neither too diabolical nor too angelic.”
| + + | Lit. D. 21: 93. Jl. 15, ‘05. 810w. |