| − | Ath. 1907, 1: 381. Mr. 20. 840w. | |
| + | Ind. 63: 341. Ag. 8, ’07. 310w. |
“We do not feel that the book grows out of her knowledge, but rather that her knowledge has grown out of the book, and we turn for reality to the pages of her chief authority, Ann of Austria’s friend, Mme. de Motteville.”
| − | Lond. Times. 6: 53. F. 15, ’07. 1210w. |
“Her volume should be attractive to those who, while interested in the bypaths of history, wish their study made easy.”
| + | Nation. 85: 100. Ag. 1, ’07. 200w. |
“Is not unworthy of the attention of those readers who lack knowledge or inclination to consult the French originals. It may be commended also to the persons who object to the freedom of those originals, for Mrs. Grant’s narrative avoids the more spicy and scandalous details in so far as the theme she treats permits such avoidance.”
| + − | N. Y. Times. 12: 95. F. 16, ’07. 1110w. |
“Altogether, the book is readable, although it is not important, and might well have been published in less pretentious guise.”
| + | Outlook. 85: 482. F. 23, ’07. 200w. |
Reviewed by Hildegarde Hawthorne.