'… well written and readable … and there are welcome touches of humour … A great deal of impressive work has been produced by the network of scholars involved [in the study of Foxe's 'Acts and Monuments'], and this book touches only briefly on the conclusions they have already reached in order to focus on new material about Foxe and his book. It is best understood, therefore, in the context of the wider research effort, but it is a great achievement in its own right. By anchoring Foxe's work in its material culture, it has told us a great deal about the life of the book in general, as well as the life of this book in particular … [Foxe's 'Book of Martyrs'] helped to define early modern England, and this book brings us a lot closer to understanding how that was possible.' Lucy Wooding, The Times Higher Education Supplement

'A voyage of discovery … It is rare to find a book that so effectively combines cutting-edge scholarship with a vivid sense of the lived reality of the past.' Church Times

'Elizabeth Evenden and Thomas Freeman's [book] is a welcome complement to John N. King's Foxe's 'Book of Martyrs' and Early Modern Print Culture (Cambridge University Press, 2006) … together these volumes … stand as a comprehensive account of the history of this important book, and they should serve as the foundational monographs for any future study of Foxe, historical or literary.' Ryan Netzley, Journal of British Studies