The style is excellent, clear vivid, eloquent; and the industry with which original sources have been investigated, and through which new light has been shed over perplexed incidents and characters, entitles Mr. Motley to a high rank in the literature of an age peculiarly rich in history.—_North British Review._ It abounds in new information, and as a first work, commands a very cordial recognition, not merely of the promise it gives, but of the extent and importance of the labor actually performed on it.—_London Examiner._ Mr. Motley’s “History” is a work of which any country might be proud.—_Press_ (London). Mr. Motley’s History will be a standard book of reference in historical literature.—_London Literary Gazette._ Mr. Motley has searched the whole range of historical documents necessary to the composition of his work.—_London Leader._ This is really a great work. It belongs to the class of books in which we range our Grotes, Milmans, Merivales, and Macaulays, as the glories of English literature in the department of history. *** Mr. Motley’s gifts as a historical writer are among the highest and rarest.—_Nonconformist_ (London). Mr. Motley’s volumes will well repay perusal. *** For his learning, his liberal tone, and his generous enthusiasm, we heartily commend him, and bid him good speed for the remainder of his interesting and heroic narrative.—_Saturday Review._ The story is a noble one, and is worthily treated. *** Mr. Motley has had the patience to unravel, with unfailing perseverance the thousand intricate plots of the adversaries of the Prince of Orange; but the details and the literal extracts which he has derived from original documents, and transferred to his pages, give a truthful color and a picturesque effect, which are especially charming.—_London Daily News._ M. Lothrop Motley dans son magnifique tableau de la formation de notre République.—G. GROEN VAN PRINSTERER. Our accomplished countryman, Mr. J. Lothrop Motley, who, during the last five years, for the better prosecution of his labors, has established his residence in the neighborhood of the scenes of his narrative. No one acquainted with the fine powers of mind possessed by this scholar, and the earnestness with which he has devoted himself to the task can doubt that he will do full justice to his important but difficult subject.—W. H. PRESCOTT. The production of such a work as this astonishes, while it gratifies the pride of the American reader.—_N. Y. Observer._ The “Rise of the Dutch Republic” at once and by acclamation, takes its place by the “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” as a work which, whether for research, substance or style, will never be superseded.—_N. Y. Albion._ A work upon which all who read the English language may congratulate themselves.—_New Yorker Handels Zeitung._