“As for the letterpress by Mr. W. J. Loftie, its chief defect is that it has nothing to do with the pictures. From the antiquarian and topographical points of view it seems to us of very high interest, marked by strong common sense and enmity to popular fables.”
| + | Acad. 72: 501. My. 25, ’07. 1060w. |
“The artist ... has given us a London which is new. Mr. W. J. Loftie as an antiquary, has naturally and properly given us in the text anecdotes which are old, though pleasantly treated.”
| + + | Ath. 1907, 1: 612. My. 18. 420w. |
“Mr. Loftie writes of a few of the myriad aspects of London ... treating them all in a delightfully suggestive fashion, with a true feeling for the oddities and ramifications of his subject. The enterprising young Japanese seems to know all parts of his beloved London, and to have observed it with the stranger’s open-mindedness and the artist’s sensitiveness to effect.”
| + + | Dial. 43: 376. D. 1, ’07. 310w. |
“Possessing a delicate sense of colour and tone harmony, the artist has been inspired by some typical scenes of London street life to produce a number of drawings which are extremely fascinating, and bear the stamp of exceptional ability.”
| + + | Int. Studio. 32: 83. Jl. ’07. 270w. |
“Mr. Loftie has done his share of the work in a competent manner. These drawings, the larger part of them in color, ought to make the fortune of any book.”
| + + | N. Y. Times. 12: 620. O. 12, ’07. 230w. |