[*] “No better reading for the young will be found among this year’s Christmas books.”
| + + | Critic. 47: 576. D. ‘05. 50w. |
[*] “The book is rich in appearance and varied in contents.”
| + | Ind. 59: 1387. D. 14, ‘05. 60w. |
[*] “The stories are all told by Mrs. Lang and are in a graceful easy style, except for a trick of generalization in a would-be humorous fashion, and occasional unpleasant affectations.”
| + + — | Nation. 81: 503. D. 21. ‘05. 150w. |
[*] “A fine book for a holiday gift either for a youngster, or an old person with a young heart.”
| + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 764. N. 11, ‘05. 190w. |
[*] “Mrs. Lang has written the stories out of the old romances and has done it admirably.”
| + + | Outlook. 81: 684. N. 18, ‘05. 130w. | |
| * | Sat. R. 100: sup. 9. D. 9, ‘05. 220w. | |
| * | + | Spec. 95: 692. N. 4, ‘05. 310w. |