Groben, countess Gunther. Ralph Heathcote: letters of a young diplomatist and soldier during the time of Napoleon; giving an account of the dispute between the Emperor and the Elector of Hesse. *$5. Lane.
“These letters are of exceptional interest. They are intimate letters written by an only son to his mother at the time when Napoleon was putting Europe in confusion. Ralph Heathcote was a young man of intelligence, and owing to the fact that he was an Englishman who had been born and bred in Germany, his point of view is fresh and enlightening.”—Acad.
“His letters written during the strenuous time of his life must interest all who care in any way for that most enthralling of subjects—the conduct of life.”
| + | Acad. 73: 671. Jl. 13, ’07. 1090w. |
“The chief, indeed the only, value of these letters is the insight they give into the society, in Cassel, and incidentally, in London, Edinburgh, and Lisbon.”
| + | Ath. 1907, 2: 334. S. 21. 620w. |
“As a testimonial of filial affection, and as a record of the every-day life of a somewhat gifted young man in several lands and in various capacities, one hundred years ago, the correspondence has interest; but its literary value is as slight as its historical importance.”
| + − | Dial. 43: 169. S. 16, ’07. 300w. |
“A reader of the volume should find himself drawn on almost irresistibly until he completes it. It is an interesting and instructive addition to the year’s literature.” George R. Bishop.