Noel Streatfeild Critical Essay | Critical Essay by The Times Literary Supplement

Critical Essay by The Times Literary Supplement

At the beginning of ["Parson's Nine"] one has fears that its subject will be the dismal life of a parson's wife, worn out with childbearing and work in the house and parish. But Miss Streatfeild disappoints us most agreeably…. The vicarage family are an engaging and amusing set…. The governess, with her enthusiasms and her devotion to the family, is a delightful figure, and throughout the book we are conscious of Catherine, with her loving, yet sardonic view of husband and children. Miss Streatfeild has developed in more than one way since the publication of her first novel, "The Whicharts."

"Fiction: 'Parson's Nine'," in The Times Literary Supplement (© Times Newspapers Ltd. (London) 1932; reproduced from The Times Literary Supplement by permission), No. 1588, July 7, 1932, p. 500.