"Book history, aesthetics, politics, gender and empire – all play a role in this compelling call to reorient romantic studies." Jeffrey N. Cox, University of Colorado Boulder

"Book history, aesthetics, politics, gender and empire – all play a role in this compelling call to reorient romantic studies." Jeffrey N. Cox, University of Colorado Boulder
"A real treasure trove for book lovers." Alexander McCall Smith
"A textual and visual treat of collaborative scholarship, often exciting in the way it pushes the boundaries of media history." Jon Klancher
"A major contribution to our understanding of Romanticism, not only what it was but also what it became." Clifford Siskin
"No other text summarizes the multiple disciplinary contributions to this field across such a wide scope." Johanna Drucker
"A varied collection that demonstrates the conceptual reach as well as the disciplinary range of book history." Leah Price
“The essays in this book make a convincing case for the sorrows of celebrity, as well as its alleged charms, in the pre-photographic, pre-cinematic age.” TLS
“One of the most stimulating books written on Romantic poetry this year.” YWES
“Mole’s whole volume is exemplary, and his annotation of the Cockney School pieces is particularly full and useful [...] scholars of the future will build on their pioneering work.” Richard Cronin