The new emphasis on the history of everybody has now been consecrated in [this] ambitious five-volume series… Copious illustrative materials—paintings, drawings, caricatures, and photographs, all cannily chosen and wittily captioned to display domestic life… Magnificent.
- Roger Shattuck (reviewing <i>A History of Private Life</i>), New York Times Book Review
This series has deservedly attracted huge praise from historians of all hues for its scholarly imagination and beautiful presentation.
- Andrew Freedman (reviewing <i>A History of Private Life</i>), Financial Times