“The fascination of the stories lies in their almost hypnotic slowness of movement, their lavish use of color, and the delicate mixture of wit and sentiment that animate them.”
| + | Critic. 47: 476. N. ‘05. 90w. |
“The native atmosphere has been rather cleverly caught, and the author has adopted several Hindu tricks of story-telling. Many persons will deem his stories charming. At any rate, they are touchingly sentimental and written in extra-florid English.”
| + | Nation. 81: 183. Ag. 31, ‘05. 290w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 10: 453. Jl. 8, ‘05. 380w. |
“The stories have an undeniable charm both of matter and of language.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 511. Ag. 5, ‘05. 580w. |
“Are characteristically Eastern in delicacy, tenderness, vividness, gorgeousness of imagination, and floridity of language.”
| + | Outlook. 80: 836. Jl. 29, ‘05. 60w. |
“Mr. Bain has made us all his debtors by presenting us with this book.”
| + + | Pub. Opin. 39: 350. S. 9, ‘05. 370w. |