“A story of marked power and interest.”

“A most thrilling tale.”

“Decidedly the cleverest and most successful of the not very numerous attempts
that have been made to work up, for the purposes of romantic fiction,
the undoubtedly rich store of material supplied by the earlier history of New
York.”

“The book, all in all, is excellent.”

“The well-written preface in this volume is a happy introduction to the
graceful pages beyond.”

“A story of interest and spirit; to the descendants of the Knickerbockers it
must prove as interesting a book as the `Last of the Saxons' to English
readers.”

“A spirited tale, and will prove an entertaining volume to all lovers of
pleasing fiction.”

“A well conducted and lively tale; the interest is well sustained.”