The Victorians and Germany

«Er [Der Autor] hat...eine Studie vorgelegt, welche sich als vorbildlich bezeichnen lässt, weil sie gleichermaßen Selektionsprozesse, Vermittlungsprozesse und Rezeptionsprozesse analysiert.» (Burkhart Lauterbach, Bayerisches Jahrbuch für Volkskunde)
«It has long been recognised that British interest in Germany in the nineteenth century was substantial and significant, and many detailed studies have appeared on aspects of it. It is striking, however, that a very few books have attempted to give general introductory account of it for the non-expert reader. This is the gap that John R. Davis has sought to fill in this full and useful account.» (Jonathan Parry, Sehepunkte)