"William Christian makes all this come alive, evoking time, place, and character so well, not forgetting the private life too in probing the anatomy of a Victorian marriage between the teacher and his star student, and the remarkable family they produced."
Terry Cook, Department of History, University of Manitoba

"Seldom in my life have I been so excited about a book. I did not want to lay the book down. William Christian has a winner not only in the person of Parkin but in the style of writing."
Harold Nutter, Archbishop of Fredericton

"As founding secretary of the Rhodes Scholarships, Sir George Parkin had a powerful and lasting impact on American education, politics, and culture. William Christian admirably shows us why, and how."
Prof. Martyn Thompson, Tulane University, New Orleans, and Fellow of The Huntington Library, San Marino, California

""William Christian tells the story of a Canadian who deserves far more attention if one is to understand the evolution of Canadian foreign policy."
Hon. Michael Chong, P.C., M.P.