According to Geraldine Jewsbury
in the Athenæum, the author loves to play with sharp tools, but the sword of Justice proves itself too heavy for her handling.
Partridge, Eric Honeywood. “Mrs. Archer Clive”. Literary Sessions, Scholartis Press.
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However, many disagreed; a reviewer for...
Literary responses
Caroline Clive
This novel seems to have divided the critics. Geraldine Jewsbury
's Athenæum review declared that it had no story to tell, and none is told, and wondered why the book should have been sent out...
