[3]In their review of the audiobook, the School Library Journal said the narrator Barbara Ewing "has a pleasant voice and her easy-to-understand British accent will expand the listening skills of youngsters".

They also noted that the novel has a "fast-moving plot that contains touches of humor, and a smattering of history that should pique interest in Sir Walter Raleigh".

[5] It was directed by Gavin Millar, and starred Polly Grant as Bess Throckmorton and Ronald Pickup as Sir Walter Raleigh.

[5] Sue-Ellen Beauregard wrote in Booklist that "the pace of this pleasing drama picks up when Walter intervenes to help Bess' grandmother recover from a heart attack, pinpoint the identities of local cattle rustlers, and intercede when Bess' family loses their farm due to financial difficulties.

Beautiful vistas of the British countryside and special effects involving Sir Walter's ability to disappear as well as to frighten local rapscallions add to the lure of this top-notch film".