“Miss Tuker has put a quart of solid information into her pint pot, but her text is as a whole much above the standard hitherto reached in these ‘colour’ books.”
| + | Ath. 1907, 1: 787. Je. 29. 400w. |
“If Mr. Tuker chose to write a reference book instead of evoking a spirit, perhaps there is nothing to say except that he has performed his task well.” May Estelle Cook.
| + − | Dial. 43: 119. S. 1, ’07. 450w. |
“Contains nearly a hundred colored illustrations, as to the excellence of which tastes will doubtless differ. The text, however, may be commended as an intelligent and careful exposition of the mysteries of an English university, sound, discriminating, and readable.”
| + − | Nation. 85: 41. Jl. 11, ’07. 240w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 12: 430. Jl. 6, ’07. 180w. |
“The pity is that this middle portion has not been expanded to shut out both the beginning and end of the book.”
| + − | Sat. R. 104: 372. S. 21, ’07. 320w. |
“Topics that have been handled not once or twice only before become fresh under the author’s vigorous treatment. And a new topic, which has hitherto been but casually referred to, receives the full attention which it requires. The pictures themselves are very attractive, finely finished, and always pleasant to look at. One might say that the imaginative element is wanting. We see the places to the very best advantage, but there is no hint of anything more. There is nothing Turneresque about them.”