"An admirable novel... the author has drawn this charming unearthly boy with extraordinary sympathy and penetration." - "Manchester Guardian"
"A work of rare distinction. . . . more than brilliant; it is actual; it is true; it is an accurate reproduction of an experience." - "Daily News"
"A remarkable novel . . . it is as fine a piece of work as we have come upon for a long time." - "Daily Chronicle"
At the end of his life, Forrest Reid (1875-1947) extensively revised his novel "The Bracknels" (1911), which had been acclaimed by critics and whose admirers included E.M. Forster...