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OPINIONS AND REVIEWS 1.-Political History of Ancient India
From the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of
the Gupta Dynasty
Published by the Calcutta University
Opinions on the earlier editions and on Part I :
W. THOMAS: Political Historind judgment
THE HINDUSTHAN REVIEW.-It is learned and luminous and is a scientific treatise based on the results of research into the records and materials of ancient Indian history, of which it is a sound and an accurate digest, interestingly put together. It is about the best text-book of the subject it deals with.
DR. L. D. BARNETT. LONDON.---The author treats his materials with a certain degree of originality, but at the same time he preserves throughout a wellbalanced judgment and never sacrifices critical caution to the passion for novel theories...... This interesting book......shews judgment, ingenuity, and learning. And not the least of the author's merits is that he can write plain English.
DR. F. W. THOMAS.--I have profited by a closer acquaintance with your Political History and other writings, which are really models of sound judgment combined with full knowledge.
PROFESSOR HULTZSCH, HALLE, GERMANY.-Your valuable work......is the outcome of extensive researches and throws much light on darkest and most debated periods of Indian history. You have succeeded in building up an intelligible account from the stray and imperfect materials which are available to the historian of those times.
PROFESSOR JOLLY, WÜRZBURG, GERMANY. -Your splendid volume...... What an enormous mass of evi. dence has been collected and discussed in this work. an important feature of which is the quotation of the original texts along with their translation which makes it easy to control the conclusions arrived at. The ancient geography, not less than the ancient 0. P. 90-85
