"Wengine wanasema James anapanda kutoka hadithi za pulp hadi sanaa ya juu, na wahusika waliochorwa vizuri na mabadiliko ya maneno ambayo Jane Austen angeweza kujivunia. - Gerald Kaufman, Daily Telegraph, ""A quote is available at Random House's site."""
Jane Austen angejivunia maendeleo ya tabia.