Series ✦ Penny’s Take
Literary Digest International Book Review
Clifford Smyth · 1923
47/100
👎 Skip It
This isn't really a book to curl up with — it's a 1920s literary-review periodical, well-preserved in major library archives but built for researchers, not casual readers. Historically interesting as an artifact, but not something I'd point most readers toward for a good read.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
📚 Buy the book ↗📱 Read on Kindle ↗🎧 Listen on Audible ↗ affiliate links · support the site, never the verdict
As an Amazon Associate and Audible affiliate, Penny earns from qualifying purchases. This never affects the verdict — see our affiliate disclosure.
Show the math
Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety60
Substance / usefulness55
Craft & writing50
Originality45
Evidence & accuracy65
Hype vs delivers50
Age-fit50
Human-eye read30
Penny’s verdict47
Cross-pollinate