Of HUGH MILLER, by W. KEITH LEASK,
The _Expository Times_ says:--
‘It is a right good book and a right true biography.... There is a
very fine sense of Hugh Miller’s greatness as a man and a Scotsman;
there is also a fine choice of language in making it ours.’
The _Bookseller_ says:--
‘Mr. Leask gives the reader a clear impression of the simplicity, and
yet the greatness, of his hero, and the broad result of his life’s
work is very plainly and carefully set forth. A short appreciation
of his scientific labours, from the competent pen of Sir Archibald
Geikie, and a useful bibliography of his works, complete a volume
which is well worth reading for its own sake, and which forms a worthy
instalment in an admirable series.’
The _Daily News_ says:--
‘Leaves on us a very vivid impression.’
Of JOHN KNOX, by A. TAYLOR INNES,
Mr. Hay Fleming, in The _Bookman_ says:--
‘A masterly delineation of those stirring times in Scotland, and of
that famous Scot who helped so much to shape them.’
The _Freeman_ says:--
‘It is a concise, well written, and admirable narrative of the great
Reformer’s life, and in its estimate of his character and work it is
calm, dispassionate, and well balanced.... It is a welcome addition to
our Knox literature.’
The _Speaker_ says:--
‘There is vision in this book, as well as knowledge.’
The _Sunday School Chronicle_ says:--
‘Everybody who is acquainted with Mr. Taylor Innes’s exquisite lecture
on Samuel Rutherford will feel instinctively that he is just the man
to do justice to the great Reformer, who is more to Scotland ‘than any
million of unblameable Scotsmen who need no forgiveness.’ His literary
skill, his thorough acquaintance with Scottish ecclesiastical life,
his religious insight, his chastened enthusiasm, have enabled the
author to produce an excellent piece of work.... It is a noble and
inspiring theme, and Mr. Taylor Innes has handled it to perfection.’
Of ROBERT BURNS, by GABRIEL SETOUN,
The _New Age_ says:--
‘It is the best thing on Burns we have yet had, almost as good as
Carlyle’s Essay and the pamphlet published by Dr. Nichol of Glasgow.’
The _Methodist Times_ says:--
‘We are inclined to regard it as the very best that has yet been
produced. There is a proper perspective, and Mr. Setoun does neither
praise nor blame too copiously.... A difficult bit of work has been
well done, and with fine literary and ethical discrimination.’
_Youth_ says:--
‘It is written with knowledge, judgment, and skill.... The
author’s estimate of the moral character of Burns is temperate and
discriminating; he sees and states his evil qualities, and beside
these he places his good ones in their fulness, depth, and splendour.
The exposition of the special features marking the genius of the poet
is able and penetrating.’
Of THE BALLADISTS, by JOHN GEDDIE,
The _Birmingham Daily Gazette_ says:--
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