The most vitriolic review appeared in The Academy. Walter MacLeane
vehemently objected to AK
's favourable depiction of Rosamunda, whom he declared one of the most detestable characters in history . . . coarse...
Reception
Anna Kingsford
AK
published a response in the next issue of The Academy, accusing MacLeane
's review of unscrupulous misrepresentation.
The Academy.
152 (3 April 1875): 351
Not only had MacLeane invented incorrect punctuation in her work...
Literary responses
Anna Kingsford
MacLeane
half apologized, for his personal but not his literary judgements, in the issue of 10 April 1875: If . . . any reader of the review was led by it to form an opinion...