“Marks an improvement in some ways on ‘Double harness.’ The canvas is less crowded, and the attempt to unravel cross-purposes and conflicting motives is less strenuous yet more successful.”
| + | Ath. 1905, 2: 396. S. 23. 590w. |
“One of the few heroines of this season’s fiction that will not easily be forgotten.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
| + + + | Bookm. 22: 234. N. ‘05. 350w. |
[*] “The ostensibly piquant history of Miss Ora Pinsent is, after all, dull reading.”
| + — | Critic. 47: 578. D. ‘05. 140w. |
[*] “The story is written in a vein of grave comedy, pleasing but not stirring in effect. Its half-dozen chief characters are delicately defined, while its diction is an acceptable compound of natural dialogue, engaging description, and agreeable social philosophy.” Wm. M. Payne.
| + | Dial. 39: 310. N. 16, ‘05. 220w. | |
| * | + | Ind. 59: 1151. N. 16, ‘05. 180w. |
[*] “Altho the plot is a little tenuous, yet Mr. Hope treats it with much solidity.”
| + — | Lit. D. 31: 886. D. 9, ‘05. 570w. | |
| + + | Lond. Times. 4: 287. S. 8, ‘05. 910w. |