+ + Acad. 70: 279. Mr. 24, ’06. 1150w.
“Sir Auckland Colvin knows all there is to be known on ‘The making of modern Egypt.’ The fact that he can hardly be said to possess the art of constructing a book does not detract from the worth of this volume, though it renders it heavy for the general reader.”
+ + – Ath. 1906, 1: 296. Mr. 10. 610w.
“It differs from Lord Milner’s ‘England in Egypt’ in being more of a consecutive narrative of incidents, but at the same time lacks the brilliancy of style that characterizes Lord Milner’s essays.”
+ + – Dial. 41: 120. S. 1, ’06. 260w.
“Despite a few errors and a few redundancies this book is the most useful record available, if we exclude Lord Cromer’s official reports, of Egypt’s progress from 1882 to the present day.”
+ + – Lond. Times. 5: 90. Mr. 16, ’06. 1300w.
“The book, despite the many romantic phases of the subject, is not exciting reading, but it supplies the safest guide to those who may wish to study one of the most interesting and far-reaching series of events which have occurred in our own time.”
+ Nation. 83: 62. Jl. 19, ’06. 1320w. + Outlook. 83: 768. Jl. 28, ’06. 390w.
“Cannot fail to be a valuable and interesting work.”