"Rev. H. R. Haweis is a writer too well-known to need commendation at our hands for, at least, his literary style. The general result is that not a page repels us and not a sentence tires. We find ourselves drawn pleasantly along in just the way we want to go; all our favorite points remembered, all our own pet phrases praised, and the good things of each writer brought forward to refresh one's memory. In fine, the book is a most agreeable companion."
LUTHERAN OBSERVER, Philadelphia:
"The peculiar style, the mental character, and the secret of success, of each of these prominent writers, are presented with great clearness and discrimination."
IV.
Lives of Illustrious Shoemakers.
WESTERN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, Cincinnati:
"When we first took up this volume we were surprised that anybody should attempt to make a book with precisely this form and title. But as we read its pages we were far more surprised to find them replete with interest and instruction. It should be sold by the scores of thousands."
PRESBYTERIAN OBSERVER, Baltimore:
"The writer of this book well understands how to write biography—a gift vouchsafed only to a few."
NEW YORK HERALD: