“Probably few of his readers, at this late day, will fully endorse his opinions, but his utterances will no doubt be read with the deference due to the long experience and great achievements of so accomplished a veteran.”
+ Int. Studio. 27: 370. F. ’06. 630w. Lit. D. 32: 315. Mr. 3, ’06. 680w.
“He was, therefore, the man of all others best fitted to tell the story of their prime, and this book of his, though we could wish that some passages in it were less bitter deserves to be read with attention and reverence. We hope that an index will be added to the next edition.”
+ + – Lond. Times. 4: 425. D. 8, ’05. 2330w. + Nation. 82: 177. Mr. 1, ’06. 200w.
“But what much interferes with the value of the work and the pleasure of the reader is, that Holman Hunt ... is entirely preoccupied with a contention and a grievance.”
– + Nation. 82: 263. Mr. 29, ’06. 1830w. + – Nation. 82: 283. Ap. 5, ’06. 2650w. N. Y. Times. 10: 837. D. 2, ’05. 150w.
“Altogether, Mr. Hunt’s book, valuable as it is with its interesting anecdotes of the most interesting set of men England produced in the middle of the last century, does not change the verdict of art-history as to the inception and influence of Pre-Raphaelitism in the wider sense.” Joseph Jacobs.
+ – N. Y. Times. 11: 157. Mr. 17, ’06. 1560w. + – Outlook. 83: 810. Ag. 4, ’06. 1610w.
“It is really a history of the art-development in England for half a century, with much that is of fascinating interest in the way of biographical, reminiscent, and travel significance.”
+ R. of Rs. 33: 383. Mr. ’06. 170w.