| − | Nation. 84: 40. Ja. 10, ’07. 920w. |
Acton, Sir John. [Lectures on modern history]; ed. with an introd. by J: N. Figgis, and Reginald Vere Laurence. *$3.25. Macmillan.
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“In the present volume we find Acton’s inaugural lecture as Professor, his scheme for ‘The Cambridge modern history,’ and nineteen of his lectures, covering in giant strides the ages of the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Counter-Reformation. the wars of religion, the rise of political parties, the creation of the Prussian and the Russian powers, and the American revolution.”—Ath.
“Finest and best of all is the noble and ennobling fairness in his treatment of all men and all ages.” G. S. F.
| + + | Am. Hist. R. 12: 621. Ap. ’07. 980w. |
“Great lectures as they are, they still are lectures only—knowledge cut up into sections to last forty-five minutes.”
| + + − | Ath. 1906, 2: 359. S. 29. 1990w. |
“The highest form of art in historical writing is that which narrates events without specifying directly the ideals it is sought to convey, and yet does emphatically convey such ideals to the reader. Of this form, Lord Acton’s lectures are excellent illustrations; while that on Luther may well stand as an almost perfect example.” E. D. Adams.