Seven volumes in the series are now ready, namely:—
General Gordon. By Colonel Sir William Butler.
The Spectator says:—"This is beyond all question the best of the narratives of the career of General Gordon that have yet been published."
The Athenæum says:—"As a brief memorial of a career that embraced many momentous spheres of action, that included some of the principal military and colonial crises of the past fifty years, and that ended in a halo of transcendent self-immolation, Sir William Butler's volume is the best we possess."
The Nonconformist says:—"It is the best biography of Gordon that has yet appeared."
Henry the Fifth. By the Rev. A. J. Church.
The St. James s Gazette says:—"The incidents in Henry's life are clearly related, the account of the battle of Agincourt is masterly, and the style is eminently readable."
The Spectator says:—"Mr. Church has told well his interesting story."
Livingstone. By Mr. Thomas Hughes.
The Spectator says:—"The volume is an excellent instance of miniature biography, for it gives us what we seek in such a book—a sketch of his deeds, but a picture of the man.... This excellent little book."