Publisher's Synopsis
"A pleasant little story this is, with the old plot of a child stolen from its parents and restored to them after ill luck and good luck; there is, too, a ring stolen by a raven and found again. However thrilling such incidents may be in real life, they have so long been used as material for books that it requires all the literary skill of Mrs. Harriet Prescott Spofford to make them again successful. Yet, in reading the conversations and the pranks of the children, and noting the gentle character of the Italian girl and the partiality of the grandmother, we see that it may be good to tell an old story again, if the manner be agreeable."
-The Literary World: A Monthly Review of Current Literature, Volume 22
"Mrs. Spofford, who always writes good stories, is here at her best. The conversational part of the book is lively and introduces a pleasing variety of characters; the plot is very cleverly managed, and the literary qualities of the story are of a high order. A sweet and wholesome moral is taught in a winning manner; and the book cannot fail to capture the heart and elevate the life of the young, and to be especially attractive to young girls."
-The Universalist Quarterly and General Review, Volume 28
