"It is long since more charming characters were brought together in one
book."--New York _Times Saturday Review_.
"It is in the character-drawing that the author has done his best work.
No three finer examples of women can be found than Margaret Grant,
Sallie Horn, Oliver's mother, and Lavinia Clendenning, the charming old
spinster."--Louisville _Courier-Journal_.
"Full of warmth and life, while its characters find a place quickly in
one's heart."--Chicago _Record-Herald_.
"There will be a general unanimity, and that is in the cordiality with
which readers will recommend it to their friends."--New York _Globe_.
"Its charm does not depend entirely upon the story, though that is
perhaps as entertaining as any Mr. Smith has ever spun, but resides in
its exquisite presentations of characters with whom it is a joy to
become acquainted."--The Detroit _Free Press_.