“For him who wishes a brilliant account of English politics and the working of that great governmental machine, the English constitution, there is no better book.” Christian Gauss.
+ + N. Y. Times. 11: 845. D. 8, ’06. 1300w. (Review of v. 5.) Outlook. 81: 1081. D. 30, ’05. 80w. (Review of v. 4.)
“It need hardly be added that his pages are distinguished by the ease, candor, honesty and incisiveness that gave such a charm to the earlier installments.”
+ + Outlook. 84: 679. N. 17, ’06. 370w. (Review of v. 5.) R. of Rs. 33: 116. Ja. ’06. 70w. (Review of v. 4.)
“Mr. Paul is a clever journalist whose fascinating style of writing and peculiar type of humour succeed in making the dullest subjects entertaining.”
+ Sat. R. 100: 215. Ag. 12, ’05. 1800w. (Review of v. 3.)
“This volume may be recommended as a work of reference and at the same time a very entertaining reading, for it is full of shrewd and philosophic sayings about political parties, is suffused with dry humor, and contains occasional flashes of wit.”
+ + Sat. R. 101: 303. Mr. 10, ’06. 1410w. (Review of v. 4.)
“In many of the transactions described by him, Mr. Paul, as an active politician must have taken some part. During most of the period covered by this volume, Mr. Paul’s opponents were in power. Yet the story is told with scrupulous impartiality: nought is set down in malice: and though in so concise a work there must necessarily be much suppression, the perspective is admirably caught and maintained. An absence of picturesque detail is the price we have to pay for sober style, relieved by touches of caustic but not ill-natured humor.” Arthur A. Baumann.
+ + – Sat. R. 102: 477. O. 20, ’06. 1920w. (Review of v. 5.)