| + — | Outlook. 81: 833. D. 2, ‘05. 90w. |
[*] “The title-story is of the gruesome kind most tediously spun out, the second ‘The mission of Mr. Eustace Greyne’ is funny and satirical and the best in the book.”
| + — | Sat. R. 100: 600. N. 4, ‘05. 130w. |
[*] “Few modern story tellers are more expert in their art, and this book would be well worth reading for the workmanship alone, had it not also something of the charm of unfamiliar and unhackneyed material.”
| + + | Spec. 95: 658. O. 28. ‘05. 270w. |
Hichens, Robert. [Garden of Allah.] $1.50. Stokes.
A woman, longing for peace, and a renegade monk seeking refuge from himself and filled with remorse at his desertion of his high calling, meet and seek rest and happiness in the “Garden of Allah,” the African desert. The story is one of passion, struggle, and renunciation, the woman finally leading the monk, who has become her husband, back to his monastery.
“In brilliancy falls short of ‘The woman with the fan,’ on the other hand, the intensity with which he reproduces an atmosphere of beauty creates an almost physical sense of well-being. In addition to a very genuine gift of imagination, he has learned how to tell his story.”
| — + | Atlan. 95: 697. My. ‘05. 190w. |
“The book, from the point of view of writing, is decidedly heavy. The immorality of the book is, to our minds ... gross. Is not a worthy nor an artistic creation; it is a reeking monstrosity.”