Matt B. (BuffaloSavage) reviewed on 7/30/2022 + 53 more book reviews

The reader can tell Davies was a journalist who wrote to be understood by a large and diverse readership. The narrative possesses a leisurely rhythm which allows easy and pleasant reading. Some scenes have a terrible and overwhelming dynamism, while there are also occasional episodes of unexpected hilarity. Many character sketches -- mean religious Amasa Dempster; Milo Papple, class clown and town barber; Joel Surgeoner, tramp and mission director; Diana Marfleet, devoted nurse -- through brief and accurate brushstrokes, are expressive and genuine. The main characters â Ramsay, his frenemy Boy Staunton, his saint Mary Dempster - are anything but plain cardboard.

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