+ – Eng. Hist. R. 21: 397. Ap. ’06. 1800w.
“No reader can finish Mr. Paul’s volume on Froude without a vivid impression of the life which it is written to commemorate. Had he contented himself with narration, and omitted the discussion of his hero’s merits as an historian, the volume would have been more useful and permanent.” Charles A. Beard.
+ + – Ind. 60: 683. Mr. 22, ’06. 1610w.
“A work whose biographical and critical sides are, however, very uneven.”
+ – Ind. 61: 1163. N. 15, ’06. 100w.
“If Mr. Paul has failed to produce a masterpiece, he has written what will be accepted as an adequate life, and perhaps it may prove to be the final one. It is an excellent piece of work, considering the limitations imposed.”
+ Lit. D. 33: 358. S. 15, ’06. 490w.
“Perhaps the most exact title for this interesting book would have been ‘Froude: a sketch.’ It is alive from the first page to the last. It is full of Froude and full of his biographer.”
+ + – Lond. Times. 4: 417. D. 1, ’05. 2270w.
“Marked by his usual force, point, and vivacity.”