“It is when he enters into communion with the soul of his hero that Mr. Trevelyan is at his best, and that is to say that he excells at a point where even the greatest historians have failed.”
| + + − | Nation. 84: 569. Je. 20, ’07. 830w. |
“The author’s attitude is that of sympathetic admiration, but he does not permit enthusiasm to blind him to the mistakes and errors of his hero.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 308. My. 11, ’07. 450w. |
“We wish that Mr. Trevelyan would write another volume like this, of exceptional merit, recounting Garibaldi’s later triumphs.”
| + + | Outlook. 86: 341. Je. 15, ’07. 180w. |
“An interesting and scholarly—a rare juxtaposition of adjectives—account of this strenuous patriot’s heroic defence of the short-lived Roman republic.” G: Louis Beer.
| + + | Putnam’s. 2: 743. S. ’07. 110w. |
“Mr. Trevelyan has walked over every inch of the ground; he has described the country and the military problem in a clear and picturesque narrative.”
| + | Spec. 98: 619. Ap. 20, ’07. 2350w. |