| + + | Nation. 84: 479. My. 23, ’07. 110w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 11: 875. D. 15, ’06. 290w. |
“An exhaustive summary.”
| + + | N. Y. Times. 12: 257. Ap. 20, ’07. 70w. | |
| R. of Rs. 35: 383. Mr. ’07. 50w. |
“It may fairly be called the last word on the subject.” Grey Scout.
| + + | Sat. R. 103: 197. F. 16, ’07. 1310w. |
Bernhardt, Sarah. Memories of my life: being my personal, professional, and social recollections as woman and artist. **$4. Appleton.
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The whimsical, rhapsodical, patriotic woman of temperament is revealed in almost every line of these memories. The autobiography “exhibits the true woman in clearer relief than it does the largely mythical superwoman whom it labors to depict. Rich as it is in minor details and vivacious descriptions it adds but little to the common knowledge of the career of the best advertised actress in the world.” (Nation.)
“In her very characteristic and brightly entertaining memoirs we have on every page the Sarah Bernhardt of the stage, the eccentric and versatile woman of genius, very much as she is already known to the world.” Percy F. Bicknell.