“I have no hesitation. In advising you to decline Mrs. Atherton’s novel…principally for the reason that it is an apology for adultery…besides this radical immorality, the novel contains many passages of pseudo-philosophy which would give offense to religious persons.”
Excerpted from: Barnard, Andre, and Bill Henderson, eds. Pushcart’s Complete Rotten Reviews and Rejections. Wainscott, NY: Pushcart Press, 1998.
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