| + + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 300. My. 6, ‘05. 1180w. |
“Told with feeling and intelligence by one who breathes the spirit of the times.”
| + + | Outlook. 79: 1059. Ap. 29, ‘05. 180w. |
Smith, Vincent A. Early history of India. [*]$4.75. Oxford.
From 600 B. C. to the Mohammadan conquest, including the invasion of Alexander the Great. A great deal of space is devoted to the invasion of Alexander, while the chapters dealing with the mediaeval kingdoms of the north, the Deccan and matters of purely local interest are brief. The closing chapter outlines the history of the South.
“Will be welcomed for its very able research into Alexander’s India campaign. McCrindle, whom we had thought to have said the last word on the subject, is corrected in so important a matter as the place where Alexander’s army crossed the Hydaspes.”
| + | Acad. 68: 47. Ja. 14, ‘05. 290w. |
“Mr. Smith is unusually well qualified for the work he has undertaken. This knowledge, combined with a high ideal of the office of the historian, ability in the sifting and criticism of evidence, and finally the power of presenting in remarkably clear and attractive form the fruits of his investigations has led to the production of a work of exceptional merit.” George Melville Bolling.
| + + + | Am. Hist. R. 11: 121. O. ‘05. 1010w. |
“Nearly a third of the volume is occupied with Hellenic activity and influence in India, and there is nowhere so complete and vivid an account of the great campaign as is to be found in these pages. Even those not interested in India for itself cannot fail to be attracted by this chapter in the life of Alexander, which in some regards at least may be accepted by historians as a definite statement.”