Russell Kirk Paul Engle in The Chicago Tribune: “...articulate, believable ... charms with an expert knowledge of place and people.” Paul Engle The Michael Fraenkel, novelist and poet: “His is the authenticity of the true and original creator. Bartlett is essentially a writer of mood.” Michael Fraenkel Willis Barnstone, Sappho scholar and translator: “A mature artist, Bartlett writes with ease and taste.” Willis Barnstone J. Donald Adams in The New York Times: “...the freshest, most vital writing I have seen for some time.” J. Donald Adams The Pearl S. Buck, Nobel Laureate in Literature: “He is an excellent writer.” Pearl S. Buck Herbert Gorman, novelist and biographer: “He possesses a sensitivity in description and an acuteness in the delineation of character.” Herbert Gorman Ford Madox Ford, English novelist, about Bartlett: “...a writer of very considerable merit.” Ford Madox Ford Lon Tinkle in the Dallas Morning News: “Vivid, impressive, highly pictorial.”