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TIMES.―"Such books are worth keeping on the shelves, even by the classics, for they are painted in colours that do not fade."

OUTLOOK.―"A very remarkable work, which places Miss Willcocks in the first rank.… a novel built to last."

TRIBUNE.―"Miss Willcocks's splendid book… a very strong and able novel, deserving high praise and wide popularity a novel to read and to remember."

DAILY MAIL.―"'The Wingless Victory' stands out as something quite out of the common.… In its grasp of character and circumstance, in its rare wisdom, and, above all, in its unerring insight into the deep springs of human action, it is a remarkable achievement which entitles its author to a first place in the ranks of contemporary novelists. This is high praise, but we venture to prophesy it will be endorsed by critics and readers alike."

STANDARD.―"It is an excellent thing for any reader to come across a book so fresh and fervent, so instinct with genuine passion and emotion, and all the fierce primitive joys of existence, as is the 'The Wingless Victory'… really a book of remarkable strength and glow and insight."

DAILY NEWS.―"Miss Willcocks shows wonderful insight into character… and her skill in this regard and in her descriptions of the wild beauty of the Cornish scenery often make us feel that she is a novelist with a great future."

ACADEMY.―"Mr. John Lane is to be congratulated on having discovered Miss Willcocks, and if her latest work is not a great success, it will not be creditable to the discernment of the reading public."



MORNING POST.―"The characterisation is both discriminating and subtle."

EVENING STANDARD.―"Wonderfully alive… a fine, rather unusual novel. There are some striking studies of women."



MORNING LEADER.―"A remarkable book, glowing, fanciful, and fantastic by turns."

OUTLOOK.―"An unusually good piece of imaginative work."



MORNING POST.―"A notable book."

TIMES.―"A fascinating story; the author is thoroughly well informed as to his subject."



THE LITERARY WORLD.―"The Chronicle is written in a frank, unaffected style, and will suggest useful ideas to other garden lovers."


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