"It would be difficult to find a novel more unusual or more original. That it is beautifully written, full of poetic passages, and contains many fascinating descriptions [...] will be regarded as a matter of course by those who have read any of [his] preceding books, and therefore know that John Trevena is unquestionably one of the most notable of living writers." - New York Times, Jan. 10, 1915 "The construction of the book is very artistic and is difficult to accomplish, but apart from its structural merits "Sleeping Waters" has high value. [...] Our admiration for this author has been expressed over and over again. There is grasp and reach and power in [his] books [...] and they are books that place their author among the foremost of the English novelists." - Los Angeles Times, Feb. 21, 1915 "The story is magnificently told. . . . The vividness and monstrosity of the characters remind one of the Brontes." - Chicago Tribune, Jan. 13, 1915 "Sleeping Waters...