“The characters are drawn with a vivid touch, but not one is genuinely agreeable.”
+ – Ath. 1906, 1: 324. My. 17. 250w.
“A book remarkable for its force and continuity.”
+ – Lond. Times. 5: 84. Mr. 9, ’06. 480w. + – N. Y. Times. 11: 290. My. 5, ’06. 240w.
Fawcett, Mrs. Millicent Garrett (Mrs. Henry Fawcett.) Five famous French women. $2. Cassell.
Five character studies of French women “of intellect who were born to hold the reins of power.” (Acad.) They are Joan of Arc, Renée, Duchess of Ferrara. Louise of Savoy, her daughter, Margaret of Angoulême and Jeanne d’Albrét, queen of Navarre.
“The studies suffer from weak construction, but they are interesting. The style is clear, with a certain cheerful colloquialism which is rather unexpected.”
+ – Acad. 70: 352. Ap. 14, ’06. 950w.
“It is a little difficult to determine what kind of public she has in view. Evidences of carelessness in proof-reading are somewhat numerous.”