“It is absorbing as history; it is, if possible, more absorbing as a revelation of the inner life of the great family of sovereigns.”
| + + | N. Y. Times. 12: 673. O. 26, ’07. 3320w. |
“It is in reality a human document of unusual value.”
| + + | Outlook. 87: 608. N. 23, ’07. 940w. |
“Those who only know Queen Victoria’s gifts as a writer through her Highland journals will be astonished when they read these volumes. To say that the book is of absorbing interest does it scant justice, for it is one of the great books of the century.” Jeannette L. Gilder.
| + + + | R. of Rs. 36: 703. D. ’07. 2180w. |
“Despite the suppressions, enough has been left in the correspondence to render it not only interesting, but piquant and amusing. Mr. Benson and Lord Esher have received very efficient assistance. The introductory notes to the chapter, giving an historical summary of each year, are models of compression and accuracy.”
| + + | Sat. R. 104: 514. O. 26, ’07. 1800w. | |
| + + | Sat. R. 104: 545. N. 2. ’07. 2370w. |
“Besides providing an intimate portrait of the Queen’s mind, it gives a fascinating picture of her times, and incidentally of the chief figures of the Victorian epoch. In our opinion, not a little of the success of the book—and from the historical and literary point of view it is a very great success—is due to the fact that the documents are as a rule quoted entire, and we are not put off with scrappy extracts and excerpts from letters.”
| + + | Spec. 99: 611. O. 26, ’07. 2540w. | |
| + + | Spec. 99: 667. N. 2, ’07. 3500w. |