“The form he has chosen for ‘A modern Utopia’ is exceedingly unfortunate. The essay appended ... is a contribution of real value to the theory of thinking and written in a style as witty and original as that of Professor James.”
| — + | Ind. 58: 1307. Je. 8, ‘05. 740w. |
“Mr. Wells meant this work as a very serious one. Many readers of it will find its perusal trying, and will fail to realize, as proper compensation for the task of reading the same, whatever grist it offers for the mind.”
| + — | Lit. D. 31: 427. S. 23, ‘05. 990w. |
“Mr. Wells’s Utopia is far the most interesting, imaginative, and possible of all the Utopias written since the inventions and discoveries of science began to colour our conceptions of the future.”
| + + | Lond. Times. 4: 144. My. 5, ‘05. 1650w. |
“In the present book Mr. Wells has become still more moderate and practicable and hopeful, without in the least derogating from his ingenuity and originality.” F. C. S. S.
| + + | Nature. 72: 337. Ag. 10, ‘05. 1280w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 10: 313. My. 13, ‘05. 300w. |
“It is carefully thought out and reasoned, and holds together much better than the ideal commonwealths imagined by his predecessors.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 342. My. 27, ‘05. 1340w. |