“To make us see more in Shakespeare, that is the writer’s desire. There have been few books so single-minded as this.” Edward E. Hale, jr.
+ + Dial. 40: 148. Mr. 1, ’06. 1770w.
“His inferences are generally reasonable, and his statements of facts accurate. But it is not clear that any very definite addition has been made by the publication of this book to the common stock of knowledge.” R. W. Chambers.
+ Hibbert J. 4: 920. Jl. ’06. 2010w.
“They consist mainly of moral and esthetic commonplaces interrupted by occasional flashes of original insight.”
+ Ind. 60: 687. Mr. 22, ’06. 290w. + + Nation. 82: 165. F. 22, ’06. 630w.
“The remaining plays chosen by Mr. Brooke are treated with equal individuality and insight, and with a finish and charm of style which would render the volume eminently readable, even to a jaded student of Shakespeare.” Jessie B. Rittenhouse.
+ + N. Y. Times. 11: 45. Ja. 27, ’06. 940w.
“Unhappily Mr. Brooke’s insight and sympathy appear to be in an inverse ratio to the importance of the subjects on which they are exercised.”
+ – Sat. R. 101: 205. F. 17, ’06. 1860w.