“George Paston’s book deals textually and pictorially with the various phases of social caricature and of the social groups, the places, the fashions which inspired the pens of the artists, who were ever on the alert for abnormal tendencies—‘Le Beau Monde,’ the Pantheon, Carlisle House, the Mall, Hyde Park, Dramatic and musical, Literary and artistic, and, finally, Popular delusions and impostures.”—N. Y. Times.
“It is perhaps inevitable that the text of the book itself, being obviously ‘written up’ to the illustration, should be less interesting as a whole, though abounding in isolated good things.”
+ – Ath. 1906, 1: 240. F. 24. 1400w.
“What is really the first complete work on the subject of English eighteenth century caricature that has yet appeared.”
+ + Int. Studio. 28: 86. Mr. ’06. 330w. + Lond. Times. 5: 30. Ja. 26, ’06. 160w.
“George Paston’s text is a splendid achievement of thoroughly sympathetic work, whether seen from the point of view of history or criticism.”
+ + N. Y. Times. 11: 367. Je. 9, ’06. 890w.
“The volume is full of the entertaining and curious from cover to cover.”
+ Spec. 96: 794. My. 19, ’06. 340w.