The story is a noble one, and is worthily treated. *** Mr. Motley has had the patience to unravel, with unfailing perseverance the thousand intricate plots of the adversaries of the Prince of Orange; but the details and the literal extracts which he has derived from original documents, and transferred to his pages, give a truthful color and a picturesque effect, which are especially charming.— London Daily News.
M. Lothrop Motley dans son magnifique tableau de la formation de notre République.—G. Groen Van Prinsterer.
Our accomplished countryman, Mr. J. Lothrop Motley, who, during the last five years, for the better prosecution of his labors, has established his residence in the neighborhood of the scenes of his narrative. No one acquainted with the fine powers of mind possessed by this scholar, and the earnestness with which he has devoted himself to the task can doubt that he will do full justice to his important but difficult subject.—W. H. Prescott.
The production of such a work as this astonishes, while it gratifies the pride of the American reader.—N. Y. Observer.
The “Rise of the Dutch Republic” at once and by acclamation, takes its place by the “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” as a work which, whether for research, substance or style, will never be superseded.—N. Y. Albion.
A work upon which all who read the English language may congratulate themselves.—New Yorker Handels Zeitung.
Mr. Motley’s place is now (alluding to this book) with Hallam and Lord Mahon, Alison and Macaulay in the Old Country, and with Washington Irving, Prescott, and Bancroft in this.—N. Y. Times.
The authority, in the English tongue, for the history of the period and people to which it refers.—N. Y. Courier and Enquirer.
This work at once places the author on the list of American historians which has been so signally illustrated by the names of Irving, Prescott, Bancroft, and Hildreth.—Boston Times.
The work is a noble one, and a most desirable acquisition to our historical literature.—Mobile Advertiser.