“A readable, but rather sketchy account of a number of the leading personages of that period.”
| + − | Ath. 1906, 2: 513. O. 27. 330w. |
“In thus deviating from the beaten path of history and giving rather free play to his own fancy in this ‘psychological study,’ the author has produced a work more attractive in some respects than the formal chronicles of the period.” Percy F. Bicknell.
| + | Dial. 41: 385. D. 1, ’06. 210w. |
“Mr. Gibbs has succeeded in producing a book that is more readable (especially to those who dote on adjectives) than our old friend Dryasdust’s, but there is a certain persistent striving for dramatic effect and high phrases that gives the narrative a false note very often.”
| + − | Ind. 62: 971. Ap. 25, ’07. 540w. | |
| + | Lit. D. 33: 855. D. 8, ’06. 80w. |
“Although the value of Mr. Gibbs’s work is seriously impaired by an extremely florid and somewhat popular style, it is to some extent redeemed by his dramatic power, while in spite of some inaccuracies it is manifestly clear that he has obtained his information from no second hand sources.”
| + − | Lond. Times. 6: 38. F. 1, ’07. 780w. |
“The book, though somewhat grandiose in style, is just the sort to spur on an indolent reader to make the acquaintance of other, and possibly more accurate, works on the French revolution. But the inaccuracies are manifold and distressing, and not the less so that, in some cases, they seem to be the result of pure carelessness.”
| + − | Nation. 84: 135. F. 7, ’07. 870w. |