Of JAMES THOMSON, by William Bayne,
The Daily News says:—
‘A just appreciation of Thomson as poet and dramatist, and an interesting record of the conditions under which he rose to fame, as also of his friendships with the great ones of the eighteenth century.’
Literature says:—
‘The story of Thomson’s claim to the disputed authorship of “Rule Britannia” is sustained by his countryman with spirit, and in our judgment with success.’
The Publishers’ Circular says:—
‘The book is one which every lover of Thomson will welcome, and which students of poetry cannot well afford to neglect.’
The Spectator says:—
‘This is one of the compactest and best written volumes of the useful series of biographies to which it belongs.’