"Grotesque and horrible."
—Zion's Herald, Boston, 21 Dec. '92.
"Some excellent moral lessons."
—Citizen, Brooklyn, 27 Nov. '92.
"If it has any lesson to teach, we have been unable to find it."
—Independent, New York, 10 Nov. '92.
"The story is a familiar one."
—Detroit Free Press, 28 Nov. '92.
"Refreshingly novel."
—Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, 17 Dec. '92.
"It is a burlesque."
—Atlantic Monthly, Dec. '92.
"All those who love lessons drawn from life will enjoy this book."
—Christian Advocate, Cincinnati, 2 Nov. '92.
"The style of this production is difficult to define."
—Court Journal, London, 26 Nov. '92.
"One wonders why writer and artist should put so much labor on a production which seems to have so little reason for existence."
—Herald and Presbyterian, Cincinnati.
Now the public knows exactly what sort of book this is, and we cannot be held responsible.
