+ + – Pol. Sci. Q. 21: 531. S. ’06. 1730w. (Review of v. 2.)
“Dr. Hodgkin’s narrative is readable, accurate and well proportioned.” Charles A. Beard.
+ + – Pol. Sci. Q. 21: 699. D. ’06. 760w. (Review of v. 1.)
“While we fully acknowledge the care and industry with which the work has been compiled, it is impossible to describe it as a great book. The original authorities have been so much in the mind of the writer that he has tended to adopt their methods, and, in consequence, his work is somewhat dry and annalistic.”
+ + – Sat. R. 101: 142. F. 3, ’06. 1440w. (Review of v. 2.)
“Mr. Hunt has a wide knowledge of his subject. He is a judicious critic and never hesitates to give his own views, but at the same time he does not adopt the futile plan of judging the politics of the period which he is describing from the standpoint of to-day.”
+ + Sat. R. 101: 207. F. 17, ’06. 1480w. (Review of v. 10.)
“At every step we find him practising the art of selection and rejection. But it is an art which he pursues according to rules of his own making.”
+ + Sat. R. 101: 400. Mr. 31, ’06. 990w. (Review of v. 1.)
“We believe—and this is very high praise—that this volume is the best that Professor Tout has written.”