James Charles, Study of a Girl in White
A murder places an innocent girl in a difficult dilemma.
For Theo Gift, see Novel 015. In this brief novel, the characters, though mostly types, are compelling, and the plot is deftly handled.
Gift’s “idea of an innocent English girl is much more complex and natural than the mere selfish, silly chit who plays the ingénue in most novels. . . . Both the men are very well drawn. . . . There is nothing depressing in this very pretty, refined, and carefully written book.” Academy, March 1, 1884
“Theo Gift’s last heroine is a very charming little maiden indeed, whose story may be recommended for its purity of tone and unaffected style. Nor does it want a fairly constructed plot. . . . Theo Gift always seems in kindly sympathy with the people of whom she writes.” Morning Post, March 13, 1884.
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