TIMES.—"Canon Ainger has given us the book we should expect from him, one full of sincerity, good taste, and good sense. The story of the poet's uneventful life is admirably retold, with the quiet distinction of a style which is intent on its own business and too sure of producing its effect to care about forcing attention by rhetorical or epigrammatic fireworks. And Canon Ainger has been fortunate enough to be able to add a few new facts, and throw a little new light on the poet's life."
GLOBE.—"Unquestionably, and even obviously, this volume by Canon Ainger is the best available account of Crabbe and his works. The treatment is careful, thorough, and, while sympathetic, shrewd."
FANNY BURNEY. By AUSTIN DOBSON.
TIMES.—"A book of unfailing charm—perhaps the most charming of this admirable series."
GLOBE.—"Eloquent and sparkling."
SPECTATOR.—"The monograph is in all respects worthy of the admirable series in which it appears."
PILOT.—"In asking Mr. Dobson to undertake the book, the publishers have certainly found the best man for the task … Mr. Dobson is too well known and esteemed a craftsman to need fresh praises, and it is enough to say that here is another book of his as good as the rest."
JEREMY TAYLOR. By EDMUND GOSSE.
DAILY TELEGRAPH.—"It is right that so great an ornament to our Church should have fitting commentary in a modern series dedicated to the history of English letters, and Mr. Gosse's little book worthily and eloquently expounds his high theme."
ACADEMY.—"A worthy monument to one of the greatest of Anglican divines."