"No more charming story than this has appeared since Howells's
'Chance Acquaintance.' 'One Summer' is a delightful, and withal
sensible, love-story, which one will be loath to stop reading
until the conclusion is reached. The characters are exceedingly
attractive, without anything of the superhuman or sensational
about them, but full of life, vigor, and common-sense; and a
tinge of genuine romance spreads over every chapter."--_New
Haven Journal and Courier._
"A delightfully fresh and spirited little romance. The style is
graceful and spirited to an eminently pleasing degree; and the
plot is charmingly simple and interesting. The hero and heroine
are drawn with rare skill and naturalness. Their acquaintance
begins by an untoward accident, which sets them at loggerheads;
and the means by which their misunderstanding is cleared up, and
they gradually begin to esteem each other, form the substance of
the story, which has a heartiness of tone, and an apparent
freedom from effort in its telling, that make it peculiarly
attractive."--_Boston Gazette._
"One of the most charming stories of the season."--_Chicago
Inter-Ocean._
"A bright, happy story, delightfully natural and easy. It is
just suited for a pleasant afternoon in a hammock, or lying in a
breezy shade."--_Boston Traveller._
"It is one of those fresh and breezy love-stories one meets with
but twice or thrice in a lifetime. Altogether for charm of
style, simpleness of diction, and pleasantness of plot, the book
is quite inimitable."--_Rocky Mountain News._
"A story of great merit, both as a novel and a work of art. In
reading it, one meets on nearly every page some delicate touch
of Nature, or dainty bit of humor, or pleasant piece of
description."--_The Independent_ (New York).
"One of the best of summer novels. If we are not mistaken, it
will be borrowed and lent around, and laughed over, and possibly
cried over, and hugely enjoyed, by all who get a chance to read
it."--_The Liberal Christian._
"This little book is one of the most delightful we ever read. It
has made us laugh until we cried; and, if it has not made us cry
out of pure sadness, it is because our heart is very
hard."--_Christian Register_ (Boston).
"The story is charmingly told. The fragrant breath of a rural
atmosphere pervades its scenes; much of the character-painting
is admirably well done; there is a freshness and vivacity about
the style that is singularly attractive; and the whole action of
the play comprised within the limits of 'One Summer' has a
flavor of originality that commands the unflagging attention of
the reader."--_Boston Transcript._
"It is a dainty little love-story, full of bright, witty things,
which are related in a charmingly fascinating
manner."--_Christian at Work._
"Fresh, airy, sparkling, abounding in delicious bits of
description. Its dialogues brimming with a fun which seems to
drop from the lips of the speakers without the slightest
premeditation, its interest sustained throughout: it is just the
book to read under the trees these lazy June days, or to take in
the pocket or satchel when starting upon a journey."--_Newark
Courier._
"It is a clean-cut, healthy story, with no theology and no
superfluous characters. The hero is a manly fellow, and the
heroine a sweet and womanly girl, with no nonsense about
her."--_Boston Globe._
"It is a woman's book,--bright, fresh, and attractive, and more
than ordinarily interesting. There is a decided dash of fun
running through the story, and plenty of good, healthy romance,
which never degenerates into sentimentality. There is an
engaging simplicity about the style, and a refreshing lack of
the modern sensational."--_Portland Transcript._