E. W. MASON
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin: In spirit and color it reminds us of the
very remarkable books of Mr. Conon Doyle. The author has measurably
caught the fascinating diction of the seventeenth century, and the
strange adventures with which the story is filled are of a sufficiently
perilous order to entertain the most Homeric mind.
Boston Courier: In this elaborately ingenious narrative the adventures
recorded are various and exciting enough to suit the most exacting
reader. The incidents recited are of extreme interest, and are not drawn
out into noticeable tenuity.
The Outlook: "The Courtship of Maurice Buckler" is not only full of
action and stimulating to curiosity, but tells a quite original plot in
a clever way. Perhaps in its literary kinship it approaches more closely
to "The Prisoner of Zenda" than to any other recent novel, but there is
no evidence of imitation; the resemblance is in the spirit and dash of
the narrative. The merit of this story is not solely in its grasp on the
reader's attention and its exciting situations; it is written in
excellent English, the dialogue is natural and brisk, the individual
characters stand out clearly, and the flavor of the time is well
preserved.
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