AUTHOR OF "CIRCLE OF THE YEAR," "BEFORE THE CONQUEST," ETC.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
The Morning Advertiser.
"The handsome and studious volume before us contains memorials of the men who fought and wrote and meditated under Elizabeth, that we owe the brightest glories of our literature, the rise and permanence of our power, the world-wide expansion of our commerce, and, as a consequence, our national wealth, which is 'power.'"
The Dumfries Herald.
"The biographies of these men, compiled from the best sources, are given in a lively and interesting style, and nothing, we fancy, could be more welcome to the youthful readers, for whom the volume is principally designed, than the gift of such a book."
The Athenæum.
"In the lives of Raleigh and Hawkins, Gilbert, Cavendish, Drake, Philip Sydney, and Shakespeare, a portion of the heroism and intellect of the Elizabethan period is here illustrated.... The purpose is so good, and the work so honestly done, that we cannot but warmly commend both. A more wholesome book for young readers we have seldom seen. It is one, moreover, in which faded memories may dip and be refreshed."
The Court Journal.