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"He is a powerful and graphic writer, and from what we have seen of the pages o
the `Master Builder,' it is a romance of excellent aim and success."

"The `Master Builder' is the master production. It is romance into which is instilled
the reality of life: and incentives are put forth to noble exertion and virtue. The story
is pleasing—almost fascinating; the moral is pure and undefiled."

"Its descriptions are, many of them, strikingly beautiful, commingling in good proportions,
the witty, the grotesque, the pathetic, and the heroic. It may be read with
profit as well as pleasure."

"The work before us will commend itself to the masses, depicting as it does most
graphically the struggles and privations which await the unknown and uncared-for
Mechanic in his journey through life. It is what might be called a romance, but not of
love, jealousy and revenge order."

"The whole scheme of the story is well worked up and very instructive."