“He approaches the ticklish realm of burlesque with too great cocksureness.”
– Nation. 83: 396. N. 8, ’06. 250w.
“It is lively and clever, and fit company for hours that might otherwise be dull.”
+ N. Y. Times. 11: 797. D. 1, ’06. 190w.
“In this book he is not at his best.”
– Outlook. 84: 677. N. 17, ’06. 40w.
Colvin, Sir Auckland. Making of modern Egypt. *$4. Dutton.
“It is the imperturbability of Lord Cromer which dominates Sir. Auckland Colvin’s history,” (Acad.)—the man who is chiefly responsible for the growth of modern Egypt. “The scheme of the book is a simple one. Whereas Lord Milner gave us a series of brilliant essays on different aspects of the Egyptian problem, Sir Auckland aims at presenting a consecutive narrative of successive incidents so that the reader may know, in any given year, the exact progress made by Egypt up to that date in all branches of the public service. It is an attempt to show history in the making, and, though lacking the style and charm of “England in Egypt,” it will prove of more value to the student than Lord Milner’s volume.” (Lond. Times.)
“Well written, lucid and temperate, it sets before us the events of the last five and twenty years without favour. As we read Sir Auckland Colvin’s book, we understand the reason of the supremacy which England most unselfishly still holds in Egypt and her colonies, and we can imagine no better handbook of practical statesmanship than ... ‘Making of modern Egypt.’”