Prisoners of Hope, a story of colonial Virginia, by Mary Johnston—This historical novel of colonial Virginia has received the heartiest praise from all quarters for its power, its graphic portrayal of society and life in the time of Governor Dinwiddie, and its uncommon literary attraction.
The London Spectator says: “Miss Johnston lays her scene in Virginia in the days of Charles II, and tells the romantic and tragical love-story of Godfrey Landless and Patricia Verney—the convict Roundhead and the Royalist beauty—with a delicacy and charm, to say nothing of her historical and local knowledge.”
The Boston Advertiser remarks: “Brave men and sweet women pass before us, men whom it is ennobling to rea dabout [sic] men with the soul of honor, who do and dare, and women who are the very symbol of truth and purity * * * Miss Johnston’s descriptions of the scenery are very delightful.”
