| + + | Nature. 72: 149. Je. 15, ‘05. 490w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 10: 377. Je. 10, ‘05. 150w. |
Turner, Henry Gyles. History of the colony of Victoria from its discovery to its absorption into the commonwealth of Australia. $7. Longmans.
“The history begins with an unsuccessful attempt to found a convict settlement at Fort Philip, and carries the story of Victoria down to the end of the nineteenth century.... The municipal history and the astonishing growth of Melbourne ... are particularly well told. The same may be said of the chapters dealing with the discoveries of gold and with the political and social turmoil which the discovery of gold entailed; also of those describing the methods of parceling out government lands, ... the causes of the panic and the financial disasters of 1890-1893, and ... the long-drawn-out agitation which finally led to the establishment of the Australian commonwealth. There is an admirable index.”—Am. Hist. R.
“Mr. Turner’s work is obviously that of an old settler—a labor of love on which many years have been spent. Regarded as such, his history of Victoria is well done, and far above the average of colonial histories written from this standpoint. It is written in a good clear style, and generally carries the marks of much industry and care. While few but specialists will be likely to read Mr. Turner’s two volumes from beginning to end, they contain much that is of value and usefulness to more general students, and especially to students who are interested in the various new phases of democratic government as it has been developed in Victoria.” Edward Porritt.
| + + | Am. Hist. R. 10: 676. Ap. ‘05. 600w. |
“Mr. Turner is more at home in dealing with politicians than with the natural features of the country, so that, while the early history can be perhaps read with more profit elsewhere, the political story from 1850 downwards is told with great trenchancy and knowledge.” H. E. E.
| + | Eng. Hist. R. 20: 829. O. ‘05. 270w. |
“Their sustained interest depends on the fact that he is in truth no mere chronicler of passing events, but a reflective historian. It is plainly and frankly critical.”
| + + + | Lond. Times. 4: 249. Ag. 4, ‘05. 2000w. |
Turner, Herbert Hall. [Astronomical discovery.] [*]$3. Longmans.