Eleanor's life is divided

The North American Review reviews Miss Herbert (the Suburban Wife).

The reviewer writes:

Like the title of the novel, Eleanor's life is divided. She thinks of herself always enclosed in parentheses.

There is a certain mischievousness about the woman

The Verity's Virago Venture blog reviews Miss Herbert (The Suburban Wife).

The blogger writes:

I have the later green edition and think that there is a certain mischievousness about the woman on the front of that version which encapsulates Eleanor entirely.

In Miss Herbert, however, Stead reveals a touch of the sadist

Time magazine reviews Miss Herbert (The Suburban Wife).

The reviewer writes:

Sympathy is not a necessary virtue in an excellent writer. In Miss Herbert, however, Stead reveals a touch of the sadist.

Miss Herbert is written in a plain tone

The Pykk blog glances at the first lines of Miss Herbert (The Suburban Wife).

The blogger writes:

Miss Herbert is written in a plain tone, or plain when you compare it to the baroque inventions of the early books