synon's

Updated: June 23, 2025

Steele's extraordinary gift for presenting action and spiritual conflict pictorially is unrivalled, and his sense of human mystery has a rich tragic humor akin to that of Thomas Hardy, though his philosophy of life is infinitely more hopeful. It is Miss Synon's first profound study in feminine psychology, and reveals an unusual sense of emotional values.

- The Best Short Stories of 1917: and the Yearbook of the American Short Story