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"There is a vivid power in Vernon Lee's realization of Florentine life and society, and much beauty and glow of colour in her descriptions."—Saturday Review.

"This romantic biography is as exciting as any work of imagination, and the incisive and graphic style of its author renders it singularly attractive."—Morning Post.

"A faithful and sympathetic account of this remarkable woman."—Scotsman.

"As a reflective broad-minded woman's faithful description of another woman's private life and brilliant literary career, this critical sketch is admirable."—Whitehall Review.

"Mrs. Miller has done her difficult work well, and her volume is one of the ablest and most interesting of the able and interesting series to which it belongs."—Derby Mercury.

"An impartial, judicious, complete representation of the life and work of a justly celebrated woman."—Whitehall Review.

"A very excellent life. . . . The author has evidently that thorough sympathy with her subject without which it is probably impossible to write a really good biography."—Guardian.

"This volume of the Eminent Women Series fully sustains the admirable character of the series. It is certainly the best collection of female biographies we know."—Literary World.

"Mrs. Kennard has done her work well and sympathetically, and has accomplished the only life of Rachel worthy of the name."—The Lady.

"Worthily maintains the reputation of the Series."—Sheffield Telegraph.