| + + — | Bookm. 21: 365. Je. ‘05. 480w. |
“The novel is as empty of psychological content as a headline. In this novel his style seems to be even more hard and colorless than formerly, his phrasing even more stereotyped and inaccurate.” O. H. D.
| — — | Critic. 47: 90. Jl. ‘05. 750w. |
“Judge Grant’s characters are like chessmen: they are well defined and they move in a straightforward and logical manner. This simile does not imply that his characters are wooden, or that the situation lacks complexity.”
| + | Ind. 58: 1008. My. 4, ‘05. 220w. |
“Told ... in this accomplished writer’s crispest and most interesting style.”
| + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 356. Je. 3, ‘05. 800w. |
“It is a story which not only makes one think, but holds the interest as well.”
| + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 390. Je. 17, ‘05. 190w. |
“A more thoroughgoing study of feminine selfishness and lawlessness is not to be found in American fiction.”