‘Mr. Wakeman’s summary has an orderly sequence, and his narrative has clearness and coherence that must be accounted, in the circumstances, quite admirable.’—Saturday Review.
‘His story is no dry compendium, but a drama, each act and scene of which has its individual interest.’—Guardian.
‘We are well pleased to accord to this volume the warm welcome which we have already given to the seventh and first volumes of this valuable series.’—Educational Times.
‘This work, which deals with Period V. in the series of books on Periods of European History, fully maintains the reputation of that admirable series, wherein a connected view of modern European history is attempted to be given.’—Daily Chronicle.
‘Mr. Wakeman has produced an excellent sketch, both clear and concise.’—Oxford Magazine.
‘Mr. Wakeman’s book is a sound, able, and useful one, which will alike give help to the student, and attract the cultivated general reader.’—Manchester Guardian.
‘Mr. Wakeman always groups his facts with remarkable skill and ability. The two volumes which have now appeared—Period I. and Period V.—are promising in the extreme of a thoughtful and scholarly work in “Periods of European History.”’—Scotsman.
‘Thoroughly scholarly and satisfactory monograph.’—Leeds Mercury.
‘It is a period full of moving scenes and figures that catch the eye, and Mr. Wakeman has written of it with grasp and with lucidity. The student will find this volume a valuable aid to the obtaining of comprehensive and sound views of the period.’—Yorkshire Post.
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