| + + | Critic. 47: 158. Ag. ‘05. 1090w. |
“This new life of FitzGerald ... meets no crying need. The literary strictures, however just, seem not exactly called for in ‘Old Fitz’s’ case; and all else is a twice-told tale.”
| + — | Dial. 39: 69. Ag. 1, ‘05. 480w. |
“The biographical sketch and general characterization are excellent, the specific criticisms of FitzGerald’s writings sound and fair.”
| + + | Ind. 59: 697. S. 21, ‘05. 200w. |
“If he is not quite a satisfying biographer, he is certainly a satisfying editor, and often a very clever commentator upon FitzGerald’s literary achievements.”
| + + — | Lond. Times. 4: 197. Je. 23, ‘05. 2760w. |
“Mr. Benson’s book will be found to contain all that any reader needs to know about FitzGerald, and it is an excellent cheap substitute for those who cannot afford Mr. Wright’s massive illustrated volumes.”
| + | Nation. 81: 126. Ag. 10, ‘05. 1340w. |
“His treatment on the whole, scarcely touches us with quite that personal and affectionate feeling for FitzGerald that doubtless most of us have involuntarily formed.”