"There is a freshness, a vivacity about the narrative itself, as well as about the style, that carries the reader more or less breathlessly along from one thrilling scene to another, and leaves him at the end with little disposition to lay down the book. We sincerely commiserate the jaded reader who cannot find amusement in 'The Forest Lovers.' "
"-The Critic. "
"Mr. Hewlett has produced the most strikingly poetical and original novel that has seen the light for a long time."
"-Review of Reviews. "
"The plot is boldly conceived and strongly sustained; the characters arc vigorously drawn and are thrown into striking contrast. . . It leads the reader far from the dusty highway; it ts touched with the penetrating power of the imagination; it has human interest and idyllic loveliness."
"-Hamilton W. Mable. "
"'The Forest Lovers' is almost an inspiration. It confirms the author's title to a high place as a master of the art of fiction writing."
"-Brooklyn Eagle. "
"-From an advertisement in Book Reviews," Volume 7 1899]