This, the first long story which Mr. Morrison has written, is like his remarkable 'Tales of Mean Streets,' a realistic study of East End life.
'The book is a masterpiece.'—Pall Mall Gazette.
'Told with great vigour and powerful simplicity.'—Athenæum.
'An unquestionably interesting book. It would not surprise us if it turns out to be the most interesting novel of the season, for it contains one character, at least, who has in him the root of immortality, and the book itself is ever exhaling the sweet savour of the unexpected…. Plot is forgotten and incident fades, and only the really human endures, and throughout this book there stands out in bold and beautiful relief its high-souled and chivalric protagonist, James the Master of Hutcheon, the King of Andaman himself."—Pall Mall Gazette.
'There are many delightful places in this volume, which is well worthy of its title. The theme has seldom been presented with more freshness or more force.'—Scotsman.
'The story is fresh and healthy from beginning to finish; and our liking for the two simple people who are the successors to the title mounts steadily, and ends almost in respect.'—Scotsman.
'A book which bears marks of considerable promise.'—Scotsman.
'A pleasant and well-written story.'—Daily Chronicle.
'Throughout the volume there is a strong vein of originality, a strength in the handling, and a knowledge of human nature that are worthy of the highest praise."—Scotsman.
'A collection of really admirable short stories of the sea, very simply told, and placed before the reader in pithy and telling English.'—Westminster Gazette.
'Unusually interesting and full of highly dramatic situations.'—Guardian.
'A well-written story, drawn from that inexhaustible mine, the time of Louis XIV.—Pall Mall Gazette.
'The plot is an extremely original one, and the local colouring is laid on with a delicacy of touch and an accuracy of detail which denote the true artist.'—Broad Arrow.
