“We take the liberty of saying that this work belongs to the highest
department of character-painting in words.”--_Churchman._
“‘Marzio’s Crucifix’ is another of those tales of modern Rome which show
the author so much at his ease. A subtle compound of artistic feeling,
avarice, malice, and criminal frenzy is this carver of silver chalices
and crucifixes.”--_The Times._
“It is as if it could not have been written otherwise, so naturally does
the story unfold itself, and so logical and consistent is the sequence
of incident after incident. As a story, ‘Marzio’s Crucifix’ is perfectly
constructed.”--_New York Commercial Advertiser._