human
No other English writer has painted such fascinating and colorful word-pictures of Dartmoor's heaths and hills, woods and vales, and billowy plains of pallid yellow and dim green. Few others have attempted such vivid character-portrayal as marks this latest work from beginning to end.
gpt
A strong book, flashing here and there with beautiful gems of poetry.... Providing endless food for thought.... An intellectual treat.
human
The foremost English novelist with the one exception of Thomas Hardy.... His descriptions of the sea and his characterization of the fisher folks are picturesque, true to life, full of humorous philosophy.
gpt
It is no dry bones of a chronicle, but touched by genius to life and vividness.
human
A close, thoughtful study of universal human nature.
gpt
One of the best of this author's many works.
human
Above the multitude of novels (erotic and neurotic) hers shine like stars. She has produced a comprehensive and full drama of life, rich in humanity; noble, satisfying--it is not too much to say great.
gpt
We doubt if any other writer gives us so composite and convincing a picture of that curious mixture of soldier and civilian that makes up Indian society. She shows us the life of the country from many standpoints, giving us the idea of a storehouse of experience so well stocked that incidents can be selected with a fastidious and dainty care.
human
Vigor of characterization accompanied by an admirable terseness and simplicity of expression.
gpt
Undoubtedly some of the finest novels that Indian life has produced.
human
Some sincere pictures of Indian life which are as real and convincing as any which have entered into the pages of fiction.
gpt
The characterization is excellent and her presentation of frontier life and of social conditions produces a strong impression of truth.
human
Knows absolutely the life that she depicts. Her characters are excellently portrayed.
gpt
Well told; the humanization good and the Indian atmosphere, always dramatic, is effectively depicted. Holds the attention without a break.
human
Real imagination, force, and power. Rudyard Kipling and imitators have shown us the sordid side of this social life. It remains for Mrs. Diver to depict tender-hearted men and brave, true women. Her work is illuminated by flashes of spiritual insight that one longs to hold in memory.