Footnote 1: One of a princely family who, although subject to royal authority, is allowed to retain some sovereign privileges.
"It is a book of uncommon characters and end-of-century problems; a story of strength told with interest and conviction.... The book is well worth reading."--Philadelphia Press.
"Miss Twells is evidently a woman of extensive mental resources, who thinks deeply and clearly. Her story commands admiration and consequent attention from the first. There are not many characters, but about the few are clustered events of significance, and their relation to each other and to their own individual development is analyzed with strength and clearness."--Washington Times.
"We have an admirable study of an old Scotch minister oppressed by the consciousness of a very venial fault in a small financial transaction. The tone is one of cheerful humor, the incidents are skilfully devised, verisimilitude is never sacrificed to effect, every episode is true to life."--Philadelphia Press.
"The subject-matter of this book is the desperate battle between freedom and slavery for possession of Kansas. One of the strongest characters introduced is old John Brown. A charming love story is naturally incidental, and the element of humor is by no means lacking."--New York World.
"It is the story of a little Maryland girl who grows from a turbulent girl into a loving and lovable woman. The book gives many suggestions that will help a reckless girl to see the beauty and value of a knowledge of conventionalities and obedience to accepted standards."--New York Outlook.
"'Two Girls' is a very pretty domestic tale, by Amy E. Blanchard. The title indicates its character--the story of the lives of two girls. They are girls of entirely different temperament, and the lessons deducted from their respective experiences, and the manner in which each met the daily troubles and tribulations of early life, make the book one of more than ordinary importance to the young, and especially to young girls. It is a story with a moral, and the moral, if rightly followed, cannot fail to influence the lives of its readers. The two girls are of American product and the plot is laid in Southwestern territory."--St. Paul Dispatch.
"Here is a story so realistic, detailed, and full of youthful sentiment and enthusiasm that it must be one of the pieces of literary work which seem 'easy' but are in reality so difficult to achieve. It is the sort of description that girls dearly love to read, and is wholesome in tone and wide awake in the telling."--Portland Press.