The Scotsman says:—
‘As an estimate of the Carlylean philosophy, and of Carlyle’s place in literature and his influence in the domains of morals, politics, and social ethics, the volume reveals not only care and fairness, but insight and a large capacity for original thought and judgment.’
The Glasgow Daily Record says:—
‘Is distinctly creditable to the publishers, and worthy of a national series such as they have projected.’
The Educational News says:—
‘The book is written in an able, masterly, and painstaking manner.’
Of ALLAN RAMSAY, by Oliphant Smeaton,
The Scotsman says:—
‘It is not a patchwork picture, but one in which the writer, taking genuine interest in his subject, and bestowing conscientious pains on his task, has his materials well in hand, and has used them to produce a portrait that is both lifelike and well balanced.’