"An almost ideal book of its kind and within its scope ... a clear idea of the development and of the really significant men of events of that cardinal epoch in the history of France and Europe is conveyed to readers, many of whom will have been bewildered by the anecdotal fulness or the rhetorical romancing of Professor Johnston's most conspicuous predecessors."—Churchman.
"Deserves to take rank as a little classic and as such to be given a place in all libraries. Not only is this admirably written, but it singles out the persons and events best worth understanding, viewing the great social upheaval from a long perspective."—San Francisco Chronicle.
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A Short Biography. 12mo. 248 pp., with special bibliographies following each chapter, and index. $1.25 net; by mail, $1.37.
"Scholarly, readable, and acute."—Nation.
"It is difficult to speak with moderation of a work so pleasant to read, so lucid, so skillful."—Boston Transcript.
"A quite admirable book."—London Spectator.
"The style is clear, concise and readable."—London Athenæum.
"In a small volume of less than 250 pages he gives us a valuable key to the history of the European Continent from the Reign of Terror to the present day."—London Morning Post.
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