The Times.--'Amid the never-ceasing flood of South African literature,
Mr. Buttery's is a book which deserves to be read. He writes with
inside knowledge of the Transvaal, its recent history, and its public
men. His chapters are pointed, easy to read, and full of interesting
local matter. His description of the position of the Cape Dutch and of
the Bond is worth reading. The book contains within small compass more
useful and interesting information than is sometimes to be found in far
more pretentious volumes.'
Literature.--'It has the incisiveness that one expects from the work of
the man on the spot, and it illuminates the British case with anecdotes
and circumstantial details.
The Daily Telegraph.--'The author throws a good deal of light on the
proceedings of the Hollander clique. The book contains much that is of
interest at the present time.