“Although these volumes may at times be handy books of reference, they must not be depended upon for fullness or accuracy.” A. G. Porritt.
+ – Am. Hist. R. 11: 676. Ap. ’06. 790w. (Review of v. 4 and 5.)
“Mr. McCarthy makes good reading for the ordinary, unhistorical man who is often astonishingly ignorant of earlier Victorian events.”
+ + Ath. 1905, 2: 863. D. 23. 50w.
“The author takes advantage of his opportunity to review the reign of Victoria as a whole, and this is the most valuable part of the work.” Edward Fuller.
+ + Bookm. 23: 289. My. ’06. 140w. (Review of v. 4 and 5.)
“Mr. McCarthy’s last volumes are very delightful, eminently readable, and valuable. Nor does their fairness make them colorless.”
+ + Critic. 48: 287. Mr. ’06. 380w. (Review of v. 4. and 5.) + + Ind. 61: 334. Ag. 9, ’06. 150w. (Review of v. 4 and 5.) R. of Rs. 33: 115. Ja. ’06. 200w. (Review of v. 4 and 5.)
McCarthy, Justin Huntly. Flower of France. †$1.50. Harper.
Simplicity, steadfastness, and a tender human sympathy characterize Mr. McCarthy’s Maid of Orleans. She is the same Joan of dreams and visions that history portrays her, the unyielding warrior who fights the dauphin’s cause because of a direct command from her God, yet as she rides forth in her shining armor, she is after all the Maid whom Lahire loves and not the fanatic whom the evil Cauchon sent to the stake. She is a heroine who might have yielded to the entreaties of her lover had she not impersonally espoused the high and divinely directed cause of her country’s good—higher than which is no other allegiance.