“Mr. CALVERT’S interest is fresh and warm, and he is frankly enthusiastic about his subject.”--_Western Mail._
“A very interesting series of pen pictures.”--_Birmingham Daily Mail._
“Gives evidence of keen observation and power of deduction.”--_Western Daily Press._
“Those who have read Mr. CALVERT’S books on Australia will be eager to welcome this new book from the same pen ... the same happy and skilful picturing power.”--_Western Morning News._
“Makes surprisingly pleasant reading.”--_Hull Daily Mail._
“Has many claims to favourable notice.”--_Ilford Guardian._
“A vivid presentation of the country.”--_Bristol Mercury._
“Very sympathetic and very well informed.”--_Midland Counties Herald._
“One feels a strong desire to go to Spain, if only to share some of the pleasure which the author has experienced.”--_Preston Guardian._
“A remarkable, beautiful and useful addition to the literature of Spanish travel.”--_East Anglian Times._
“Contrives, without becoming prosy or dull in the slightest degree, to convey an immense amount of information.”--_Scotsman._
“Full of colour and variety.”--_Glasgow Herald._
“Fascinating because of its simplicity and realism.”--_Dundee Advertiser._
“The work of a great traveller.... One of the most readable books of its kind we have come across.”--_Irish Times._
“The whole of Spain will assuredly be grateful to the author for the publication of this volume.”--_La Publicidad_ (Madrid).
“The author has rendered our country service by the publication of this work.”--_El Graduador_ (Alicante).
“There is much of truth and justice in this study.”--_El Nervion_ (Bilbao).
“A popular and accessible account of the career of Cervantes.”--_Daily Chronicle._
“An admirable, condensed biography.”--_Daily News._
“Will appeal to a large number of readers.”--_Morning Post._
“Mr. CALVERT is to be congratulated.”--_Standard._
“A very readable and pleasant account of one of the greatest writers of all time.”--_Morning Leader._
“We recommend the book to all those to whom Cervantes is more than a mere name.”--_Westminster Gazette._
“A timely production ... written in a straightforward, unaffected style ... supplies sufficient data to form a useful and readable narrative.”--_Globe._