“In short, a very feminine sentimental book, but not nearly so good reading as, say, the same author’s ‘Woman errant.’”
| + — | N. Y. Times. 10: 476. Jl. 15, ‘05. 500w. |
“But, apart from plot, there is much to admire and enjoy in this spirited and cleverly written book—notably its honest thrusts at social pretentiousness and humbug.”
| + — | Outlook. 80: 835. Jl. 29, ‘05. 160w. |
“It is all very sweet and wholesome, though we find parts of it a heavy tax on credulity.”
| + | Pub. Opin. 39: 504. O. 14, ‘05. 150w. |
“The story is eminently readable, although it has not, perhaps, quite the subtle charm which distinguished the first book by this author.”
| + | Spec. 95: 434. S. 23, ‘05. 140w. |
Atherton, Gertrude Franklin (Frank Lin, pseud.). [Bell in the fog, and other stories.] [†]$1.25. Harper.
Ten stories which deal with both the natural and the supernatural. Besides the title story they include: ‘The striding place,’ ‘The dead and the countess,’ ‘The greatest good of the greatest number,’ ‘A monarch of a small survey,’ ‘The tragedy of a snob,’ ‘Crowned with one crest,’ ‘Death and the woman,’ ‘A prologue (to an unwritten play),’ ‘Talbot of Ursula.’