“An excellent reference book. Nothing else like it available at present.”
| + + | A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 94. Ap. ’07. |
“The usefulness of the volume should be considerable. The extracts are all well within the grasp of college students, and the larger number can be profitably used in secondary schools. To teachers the book will be of service as a guide in the selection of suitable matter for collateral reading, while for the many schools which lack access to good libraries the volume will be a real boon.” William MacDonald.
| + + | Educ. R. 34: 101. Je. ’07. 680w. |
“Both from the pedagogical and the research points of view the volume deserves unqualified commendation. It is intelligently discriminating in its selections, liberal and mature in its comment, and in its arrangement it shows the results of thoro scholarship and fruitful classroom experience. It should save both teachers and students of English history a vast amount of labor and time.”
| + + | Ind. 61: 1291. N. 29, ’06. 370w. |
“Even outside Mr. Beard’s own classroom it is an open question how far such a collection will find a following. We are inclined to think his selections somewhat severe for college freshmen.”
| + − | Nation. 83: 438. N. 22, ’06. 120w. |
“The good effect of its use would probably overbalance any counter tendencies.”
| + + − | N. Y. Times. 11: 897. D. 22, ’06. 420w. |