“Born a few years after Waterloo, in 1819, the Duke of Cambridge lived in four reigns, and was actually present at two coronations. At the time of his birth he was the first direct descendant of George III., and but for the birth of the Princess Victoria, a few months later than his own he might have reigned as George V., and there is good reason to suppose that he would have proved an excellent sovereign. This memoir not only tells the story of a long life of usefulness and honor, but it also reveals with much clearness an interesting and lovable personality, and gives us, incidentally, many suggestive portraits of military and political leaders.”—N. Y. Times.
“Dr. Edgar Sheppard might have done well to condense the ‘memoirs of his private life’ into one volume instead of filling two.”
| + − | Acad. 71: 591. D. 1, ’06. 1840w. | |
| + | Lond. Times. 5: 400. N. 30, ’06. 1610w. |
“The editor has done his work with taste and discretion. The portraits are interesting, and there is a satisfactory index.”
| + + | N. Y. Times. 12: 40. Ja. 19, ’07. 1100w. |
“The book has some interest and even value, but these scarcely correspond to its size and what we may even describe as its pretensions.”
| + − | Spec. 98: 58. Ja. 12, ’07. 530w. |
George, Henry, jr. Romance of John Bainbridge. †$1.50. Macmillan.
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