The Times Literary Supplement in its issue of 26 February 1925 praised A Masque from Italy and other selected poems whilst stating that "her talent, however, is too delicate to turn a ballad convincingly" and World Hymn, 1914 was a "subject too large for her hand to grasp".

It did conclude, however, by stating that in poems such as Beatrice Passes (from Dreams and Fantasies) her "real poetic gift is best displayed".

[3] The Scotsman of 23 March 1925 said, Miss Agatha Christie, in her book of poems, The Road of Dreams, reveals a pleasing lyrical sense.

In the first collection of songs, grouped together as A Masque from Italy – the players are the old and over-new Harlequin and company – Miss Christie is perhaps happiest.

Her official biography recounts that Eden Phillpotts, a family friend, wrote to her and told her she "had great lyric gifts".