“One forgets that the English book is a translation, and there can be no higher praise. No one who cares to study the French revolution at all, and no one who loves a true story uncommonly well told, including many interesting characters impossible to be mentioned here, should neglect to read this book.”
| + + | Spec. 97: sup. 756. N. 17, ’06. 1800w. |
Lenotre, Gosselin. Last days of Marie Antoinette; tr. from the French by Mrs. Rodolph Stawell. *$3.50. Lippincott.
Not a life of Marie Antoinette but a collection of narratives, written by eyewitnesses, of the life of the royal family from their imprisonment in the Temple to the execution of the unfortunate queen.
“The book is of poignant interest, and its interest is heightened by the illustrations.”
| + | Acad. 73: 87. N. 2, ’07. 890w. |
“He has performed a task needing not only research, but restraint, so that every reader can know the truth and be his own interpreter.”
| + | Lond. Times. 6: 339. N. 8, ’07. 720w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 12: 664. O. 19, ’07. 20w. |
“Certainly no one can deny that the pathos of these narratives is deep, and exceeds that of any novel, since they deal with real characters and events.”