" It reads like the plot of an opera. The action takes place mainly off stage, bur the explosive, emotional drama is assigned to individuals and duets. The characters are believable and the tragedy of the Verlocs' lives is convincingly conveyed. It took me a long time to get to grips with Conrad's prose style, but having got there, the story unfurled in a highly satisfactory way. "
— Gareth, 2/5/2014