and an imperfect appreciation of
what there is in the world beyond a given circle of interest, the
book does what a biography ought to do--it shows us a remarkable
man, and it gives us the means of forming our own judgment about
him. It is not a tame panegyric or a fancy picture. The main
portion of the book consists of Mr. Robertson's own letters, and
his own account of himself, and we are allowed to see him, in a
great degree at least, as he really was.... It is the record of a
genuine spontaneous character, seeking its way, its duty, its
perfection, with much sincerity and elevation of purpose, many
anxieties and sorrows, and not, we doubt not, without much of the
fruits that come with real self-devotion; a record disclosing a
man with great faults and conspicuous blanks in his nature."

[THE MORNING POST.]

"Mr. Brooke has done good service in giving to the world so
faithful a sketch of so worthy a man. It would have been a
reproach to the Church if this enduring and appropriate memorial
had not been erected to one who was so entirely devoted to its
service; and the labour of love, for such it evidently was, was
committed to no unskilful hands.... Mr. Robertson's epistolary
writings--gathered in these valuable volumes--often unstudied,
always necessarily from their nature free and unrestrained, but
evidencing depth and vigour of thought, clear perception, varied
knowledge, sound judgment, earnest piety, are doubtless destined
to become as widely known and as largely beneficial as his
published Sermons. It is impossible to peruse them without
receiving impressions for good, and being persuaded that they are
the offspring of no ordinary mind."

[THE MORNING HERALD.]

"Mr. Brooke has done his own work as a biographer with good sense,
feeling, and taste.... These volumes are of real value to all
thoughtful readers. For many a year we have had no such picture of
a pure and noble and well spent life."

[THE ATHENAEUM.]

"There is something here for all kinds of readers, but the higher
a man's mind and the more general his sympathies, the keener will
be his interest in the 'Life of Robertson.'"

[THE NONCONFORMIST.]

"As no English sermons of the century have been so widely read,
and as few leaders of religious thought have exerted (especially
by works in so muc