“A popular and accessible account of the career of Cervantes.”—Daily Chronicle.
“An admirable, condensed biography.”—Daily News.
“Will appeal to a large number of readers.”—Morning Post.
“Mr. Calvert is to be congratulated.”—Standard.
“A very readable and pleasant account of one of the greatest writers of all time.”—Morning Leader.
“We recommend the book to all those to whom Cervantes is more than a mere name.”—Westminster Gazette.
“A timely production ... written in a straightforward, unaffected style ... supplies sufficient data to form a useful and readable narrative.”—Globe.
“The illustrations include ... a fascinating collection of title-pages and illustrations from the various editions of Don Quixote.”—Star.
“Nothing could be more useful than this careful and authoritative book.”—Vanity Fair.
“Is made trebly interesting by the very complete set of Cervantes’ portraits it contains.”—Black and White.