ATHENÆUM, June 27, 1863.—"The story of such a life as M. Victor Hugo, told by a witness, can hardly fail to be a tale which will make Europe sit still to listen."
PRESS, July 25, 1863.—"These volumes contain a wonderful wealth of anecdote, and we predict that they will be read with great avidity."
LONDON REVIEW, July 25, 1863.—"We have said enough, we hope, to show our readers that the present volumes will repay perusal. From beginning to end we have found them full of lively and interesting gossip, with numerous passages which have also an historical value."
STANDARD, Sept. 29, 1863.—"This is altogether a very charming little book; its contents are so various that no reader can fail to be pleased, and the style—light, graceful, and piquant—is the perfection of chatty biography."
NONCONFORMIST, Sept. 2, 1863.—"A work which is sure to attract much attention."
EDINBURGH COURANT, Sept. 19, 1863.—"The anecdotes—the pictures—the sketches of continental men and women—all of which follow each other naturally in the story of the career of a famous Frenchman, make this life as instructive as it is amusing to British readers."
In One handsome 8vo volume, with 72 Illustrations on Wood by VIZETELLY, LOUDAN, NICHOLLS, and HART, also with a Map, price £1 6s.
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