'Duxbury's approach, in keeping with his subject, is free of oversimplification and of dogmatic assertion: his conclusions rest always on convincing historical evidence. Duxbury asks . why a study of Pollock should be of interest now. THe book as a whole constitutes the answer, fully convincing to this reviewer, namely, that Pollock played a crucial role, hiherto insufficiently appreciated, in forming the idea of the English legal academic. Everyoneinterested in the history of legal ideas will welcome this book.'STephen Waddams, University of Toronto Law Journal.'Thorough in its detail and meticulous in its research, this work is written in a stylish and entertaining manner, and sparkles with lively turns of phrase. It is a first-rate piece of history, setting Pollock into his Victorian and Edwardian context, and describing the academic and public world of late nineteenth and early twentieth century law.

'Michael Lobban, Modern Law Review'[B]reathakingly well-researched. Duxbury deftly avoids the trap of hero-worship, and instead presents a nuanced and well-articulated case that Pollock's intellectual legacy. stands as one of the major accomplishments of the English juristic tradition.'Christopher McNall, Law Quarterly Review'Neil Duxbury has carried out a fine exercise of academic rehabilitation of an eminent Victorian who has hitherto been remembered for his association with other legal giants, such as Maitland and Holmes, more than for his own achievements. It is particularly valuable at a time when the judicial and juristic planets are again coming into contact with each other and not merely spinning on their own axes. In burnishing Pollock's reputation, Neil Duxbury hasassuredly added to his own.'Michael J Beloff QC, President, Trinity College, Oxford'This is an intriguing book.a penetrating and engaging study of various aspects of Pollock's life and work.

The depth of research is astonishing.'Paul Mitchell, Cambridge Law Journal 65(1).