'The fine detail of the book clearly reveals how much nerve and hope (and judgement and error) it took to turn a disused barn into one of the most radical educational ventures in the country, with sometimes unlikely cart-pushers. This book is also available in Gaelic, thus becoming part of the revival it celebrates'.

'First and foremost as account of the formidable group of visionary Gaels who created the first Gaelic college of the modern age, this book attempts to analyse the contradictions which surround the current situation of the language'.

'A highly readable journey through the surge of interest in the language'.

'Hutchinson's determination to put it into historical context has produced a significant commentary on the fortunes of Gaelic. He reminds us of each hard-won milestone on the road to some kind of meaningful government commitment'.

'An interesting account of modern Gaelic history'.

'An absorbing read...reminding us that oppression is not always conducted abroad or by the sword and that, when a remedy is sought, it will often be found'.

'Hutchinson's determination to put it into a historical context has produced a significant commentary on the fortunes of Gaelic.He reminds us of each hard-won milestone on the road to some kind of meaningful government commitment'.

One thing that makes Gowers such an engaging figure is that he isn't prissy, priggish or prim. As far as he is concerned, language is a living thing that is constantly changing - and this is just as it should be

Still the best book on English and how to write it ... Unhappy with versions rewritten by others, Rebecca Gowers, Sir Ernest's great-granddaughter, has produced a new edition ... The result is splendid ... Gowers wrote with wit, humanity and common sense ... [his] central advice should be taped to the screen of anyone sitting down at a computer keyboard

The book has been modernized but preserves all its original charm ... There is arguably a greater need for its circulation among the general public [than ever before]

The zeal with which Sir Ernest uncovers error is matched only by the wit with which he chastises it

I am glad that attention should be continually drawn to copies of this book ... I am in full sympathy with the doctrine laid down by Sir Ernest Gowers

A delight, a classic of its kind

Great fun to read

Brilliant

A sweetly reasonable and wholly admirable guide

It will delight far wider circles than those to whom it is primarily addressed

Personal and affectionate tribute

Affectionate, familial tribute to this many-sided man.