"A small library in itself."—Chicago Dial.
"An invaluable book of reference, useful alike to the student and the general reader. The arrangement could scarcely be better or more convenient."—New York Herald.
"The conspectus of the world's history presented in the first part of the book is as full as the wisest terseness could put within the space."—Philadelphia American.
"We miss hardly anything that we should consider desirable, and we have not been able to detect a single mistake or misprint."—New York Nation.
"So far as we have tested the accuracy of the present work we have found it without flaw."—Christian Union.
"The conspicuous merits of the work are condensation and accuracy. These points alone should suffice to give the 'Historical Reference-Book' a place in every public and private library."—Boston Beacon.
"The method of the tabulation is admirable for ready reference."—New York Home Journal.
"This cyclopædia of condensed knowledge is a work that will speedily become a necessity to the general reader, as well as to the student."—Detroit Free Press.
"For clearness, correctness, and the readiness with which the reader can find the Information of which he is in search, the volume is far in advance of any work of its kind with which we are acquainted."—Boston Saturday Evening Gazette.
"The latest dates have been given. The geographical notes which accompany the historical incidents are a novel addition, and exceedingly helpful. The size also commends it, making it convenient for constant reference, while the three divisions and careful elimination of minor and uninteresting incidents make it much easier to find dates and events about which accuracy is necessary. Sir William Hamilton avers that too retentive a memory tends to hinder the development of the judgment by presenting too much for decision. A work like this is thus better than memory. It is a 'mental larder' which needs no care, and whose contents are ever available."—New York University Quarterly.