'Karlin emerges as a mature and significant scholar. His scholarship is wide-ranging ... The greatest benefit Karling confers is his habit of close reading, indeed close hearing, of both prose and poetry. This sensitivity is most valuable when it leads Karlin to shake off traditional readings which are limited or patently wrong. This provides a valuable freshness in the experience of Browning's poetry, and develops a habit of mind in the reader.'Arthur Kincaid. Eesti Humanitaar Instiuut, Tallinn. Notes and Queries Vol 41. No 3 Sept '94