| + | Acad. 69: 1259. D. 2. ’05. 880w. | |
| + − | Ath. 1905, 2: 540. O. 21. 180w. |
“There can be no doubt that the author’s treatment of the whole subject is far more complete and authoritative than that of Mr. Cordy Jeaffreson.” W.
| + | Eng. Hist. R. 21: 829. O. ’06. 300w. |
“His volume is in large measure an apologia for Lady Hamilton, nearly always ingenious, but sometimes a little too ‘precious’ in tone and not very often quite convincing.”
| + − | Lond. Times. 4: 356. O. 27, ’05. 1970w. |
“His pages continuously shock the reader acquainted with the period, not by gross lapses, but by constant petty distortions that are too minute to criticise, and that may be best summed up as indicating a complete lack of the historical sense. It is essentially this that robs the book of value.”
| + | Nation. 83: 376. N. 1, ’06. 780w. |
“He has collected an enormous amount of valuable material, which he has arranged with picturesque effect, and a real dramatic sense. His style is careless and diffuse, and in the attempt to be forcible and expressive, he becomes strained and affected.”
| + − | Sat. R. 100: 697. N. 25, ’05. 2260w. |
“This is a marvel of industry, enthusiasm, and of special pleading.”