Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Eleanor Alice Burford" in English language version.
But then Victoria Holt's heroines always feel themselves set apart, and so they are – more fiery, more adventuresome and sometimes more downright stupid than their contemporaries. The girls must be a little bit dumb or they won't get themselves into such improbable messes in the first place.
There's a quality about 'The Devil on Horseback' that seems to put the reader back in another time. That is, reading this novel is a lot like reading something that was written 30 or 40 years ago. It's a Gothic novel and it has a rather interesting storyline. But it just seems to be from another era, sort of out of step with today's style. Perhaps it can best be compared to reading your older aunt's favorite childhood novel.
Holt has written many fine stories but the Landower Legacy falls short of her previous standards.
