"It may be predicted that lovers of romantic literature will re-peruse the old ballads with a quickened zest after reading Mr. Geddie's book. We have not had a more welcome little volume for many a day."
The New Age says:—
"One of the most delightful and eloquent appreciations of the ballad literature of Scotland that has ever seen the light."
The Spectator says:—
"The author has certainly made a contribution of remarkable value to the literary history of Scotland. We do not know of a book in which the subject has been treated with deeper sympathy or out of a fuller knowledge."