"The book is therefore really what it professes to be, a picture of the seasons, and very beautiful and engaging, many of the pictures being drawn in fine sympathy with the outward beauty, and in harmony with the inward spirit lying not deeply under all God's beautiful works. The book is laden with fine thoughts and pleasing observation, and is a handsome and valuable volume for the young."
The Perth Advertiser.
"Mr Adams has done his work well.... We might liken him to the master of a panorama, only his figures are of the sublimest order—such as, the procession of the seasons on the earth, and the corresponding procession of the constellations in the heavens."
Public Opinion.
"The Circle of the Year should be placed in the hands of all those who are curious to know what beautiful secrets the silent operations of nature disclose."
The News of the World.
"A book which leads to a contemplation of nature in its varying aspects, is of unfailing interest and attraction; and just such a book is the one before us.... The book is a companion for all seasons of the year."
The Aberdeen Free Press.
"The book will be found indeed a very pleasant and instructive one."