“The author has written her book with a broadness of sympathy that adds dignity and conviction to a document of commendable frankness. It should serve as a presage of hope and reform for those who suffer by our present penal system; it also sheds much needed light on the hidebound officialism that is responsible for what Lady Constance Lytton has experienced and portrayed. This is, perhaps, the first time that the inequalities of treatment meted out to the rich and poor has been so clearly expressed in book form.”

—AthenÆum.

“It is the clever and eloquent plea of a remarkable woman.”

—Pall Mall Gazette.

“A deeply impressive work ... holds the attention from the first, and leaves an impression that is likely to prove indelible ... it is impossible to read this narrative without being struck by the sustained heroism that has been exhibited.”

—Daily Telegraph.

“This sincere and illuminating book ... an extremely fine and sensitive study of an English lady.”

—Westminster Gazette.

“A very moving and remarkable addition to the literature of the prison.... This unpretending and generous volume is likely to be one of the classic books of reference in regard to the sufferings of the revolutionary woman.”

—Daily News.

“One of the most fascinating books you ever read.”

—Manchester Courier.

“Her story is certainly impressive. As a piece of literature it is admirable, and as a contribution to our knowledge of what prison life is and of what its effect upon the individual may be it is important and valuable.”

—Liverpool Daily Post.

“Its direct and immediate appeal extends far beyond the confine of any movement, however significant and great. It is a story for all sorts and all conditions of women and men, irrespective of individual differences in matters of political and social faith.”

—Votes for Women.

“Constance Lytton is an incarnation of the Christ spirit, if ever there was one. The story of her deeds—the motive that inspired them—is worthy of being enshrined in the Sacred Books of the race.”

—Christian Commonwealth.

“... not politics but psychology, and a fluent and brilliant exposition it is.”

—Observer.

“... life itself, facts lived and suffered within the past year or two, an autobiography written with the tears and blood of a woman.... Her book is a tragic document which leaves a man sad and wondering.”

—Graphic.