Davis, Henry William Charles. England under the Normans and the Angevins. *$3. Putnam.
Volume 2 of Professor C. W. C. Oman’s “History of England” to be complete in six volumes and to include the period “from the beginning” to 1815. “Mr. Davis seeks to focus his volume at a given point by dwelling on the inventive and experimental features of his era as contrasted with the spirit of consolidation which marked the age of the three Edwards.” (Nation.)
“An attractive book, at once well-planned, well-written, and scholarly. The narrative is crisp and clear and the characterizations pointed, and Mr. Davis treats his theme broadly.” Charles H. Haskins.
+ + Am. Hist. R. 11: 882. Jl. 06. 1190w.
“To the author’s mastery of his sources as well as the literature on his subject is added the gift of writing in a bright and interesting fashion; while the excellent table of contents and the marginal headings will be found useful pilots by the teacher and the student.”
+ + – Ath. 1905, 2: 825. D. 16. 1440w.
“As a popular history it is likely to take high rank.”
+ + Dial. 41: 41. Jl. 16, ’06. 330w.
“Thoroly as it has been covered by many historians before him, he adds touches of freshness and vigor to an old narrative.”