| + + | Critic. 47: 93. Jl. ‘05. 150w. |
“The novel has both strength and character, besides a romantic plot of much dramatic interest.” Wm. M. Payne.
| + + | Dial. 39: 208. O. 1, ‘05. 100w. |
“While Mr. Dickson possesses a peculiarly charming literary style and a gift for portraying genial human qualities, he has blundered in the symmetry of his story.”
| + — | Ind. 58 :1423. Je. 22, ‘05. 150w. |
“The tragedy of the story is admirably mellowed with its pathos. The characters are skillfully drawn and a genuine depth of interest is aroused which never flags until the books ends, amid all its sorrows, with happiness and cheer.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 246. Ap. 15, ‘05. 480w. |
“A dramatic and skilfully written romance of the South, exceptional for the conspicuous absence of all reference to the issues usually raised in novels of this section.”
| + | Outlook. 79: 1015. Ap. 22, ‘05. 30w. | |
| + | Pub. Opin. 38: 713. My. 6, ‘05. 150w. |
“Is an interesting story, well told, which holds the reader’s attention to the end.”