“Brightly written; there is not a dull or unnecessary line from beginning to end. The amount of information is surprising, and it is sure to be popular.”—Catholic Educator.

“This careful summary of English History is intended for pupils in the middle forms of public and private schools; it is well adapted for this purpose.”—Educational Times.

“Mr. Curtis is successful in presenting the facts of English History, clearly and concisely.”—Literary World.

“It is a pleasure to meet with a history that is correct in its facts. It is greatly in advance of its predecessors, and may be recommended with confidence.”—Papers for the Schoolmaster.

“A vast amount of interesting matter, not often included in a school book, is supplied.”—Educational Times.

“We can most conscientiously recommend Mr. Curtis’s ‘School and College History of England’ for general use, and we particularly commend it to candidates preparing for Civil Service examinations.”—Civil Service Gazette.

“We regard these tables not only as an excellent supplement to his excellent history, but also as an invaluable companion to any history of England.”—English Journal of Education.

“Very accurate and well arranged.”—Educational Times.

“As an introduction to English History, we know of none equal to it.”—Quarterly Journal of Education.

“The ‘Outlines of English History’ are surprising instances of compression, considering that no events of importance are left out.”—Nottingham Review.

“For the elementary facts of English History, there is no book so useful as Curtis’s ‘Outlines.’”—Educational Times.

“We do not see a fault in the book.”—School Board Chronicle.

“One of the best summaries of English History which has yet been published.”—Educational Times.

“Comprehensive and well arranged.”—Educational Record.

“The amount of information it condenses is well-nigh wonderful.”—School Magazine.

“They lend to the sacred story a connected historic form in the mind of the reader, and by explaining the direct relations of events and characters in these priceless narratives, they assist the understanding as well as the memory.”—School Board Chronicle.

“Concise, comprehensive, and well arranged, and argue a masterly knowledge of the history of the Old and New Testaments.”—Church and School Gazette.

“Small in size, but great in value. We recommend the work not only to private Christians, but also to teachers and preachers.”—Christian World.

“Will be found one of the best books for teaching grammar to elementary classes. The examples have a merit that we believe is peculiar to the work. Mr Curtis gives full directions for parsing every class of word in each of the eight divisions. His explanation of the rules of syntax is very valuable and interesting.”—National Schoolmaster.

“Remarkably clear in its definitions, copious in its facts, and rich in the examples it gives for exercise.”—Freeman.

“An admirable example of placing in a clear light the essentials of a subject.”—Carlisle Examiner.

“The arrangement is admirable, and the exercises especially are so well devised as greatly to assist the student and lighten the labours of the teacher.”—Brighton Gazette.

“An admirable introduction to the mysteries of English grammar.”—Norfolk News.