Daily Telegraph.

"Sincere, sympathetic, loyal, and artistic.... This masterly monograph."

Graphic.

"James Macdonell was one of the most accomplished and brilliant journalists of the day.... We have a full record of Macdonell's life, and it forms one of the most interesting of recent books of biography."

Academy.

"An admirable portrait, ... so carefully and so judiciously written that the example it sets is likely to be followed."

Scotsman.

"An admirably written life."

Star.

"The story is told by Mr. Nicoll with admirable perfection and a real sense of the value of such a record."