14 A CATALOGUE OF 



THE LIFE OF MADAME TALLIEN NOTRE 



DAME DE THERMIDOR (A Queen of Shreds and Patches.) 

 From the last days of the French Revolution, until her death as 

 Princess Chimay in 1885. By L. Gastine. Translated from 

 the French by J. Lewis May. With a Photogravure Frontispiece 

 and 1 6 other Illustrations Demy 8vo. 1 2s. 6d. net. 



%* There is no one in the history of the French Revolution who has been 

 more eagerly canonised than Madame Talhen ; yet according to M. Gastine, there 

 is no one in that history who merited canonisation so little. He has therefore set 

 himself the task of dissipating the mass of legend and sentiment that has 

 gathered round the memory of "/.a Belle Tallien" and of presenting her to our 

 eyes as she really was. The result of his labour is a volume, which combines the 

 scrupulous exactness of conscientious research with the richness and glamour of 

 a romance. In the place of the beautiful heroic but purely imaginary figure of 

 popular tradition, we behold a woman, dowered indeed with incomparable loveli- 

 ness, but utterly unmoral, devoid alike of heart and soul, who readily and 

 repeatedly prostituted her personal charms for the advancement of her selfish 

 and ignoble aims. Though Madame Tallien is the central figure of the book, the 

 reader is introduced to many other personages who played famous or infamous 

 roles in the contemporary social or political arena, and the volume, which is 

 enriched by a number of interesting portraits, throws a new and valuable light on 

 this stormy and perennially fascinating period of French historj'. 



MINIATURES : A Series of Reproductions in 



Photogravure of Ninety-Six Miniatures of Distinguished Personages, 

 including Queen Alexandra, the Queen of Norway, the Princess 

 Royal, and the Princess Victoria. Painted by Charles Turrell. 

 (Folio.) The Edition is limited to One Hundred Copies for sale 

 in England and America, and Twenty-Five Copies for Presentation, 

 Review, and the Museums. Each will be Numbered and Signed 

 by the Artist, i 5 guineas net. 



RECOLLECTIONS OF GUYDE MAUPASSANT. 



By his Valet FRAN901S. Translated from the French by Maurice 

 Reynold. Demy 8vo. 12s. 6d. net. 



THE WIFE OF GENERAL BONAPARTE. By 



Joseph Turquan. Author of " The Love AiFairs of Napoleon," 

 etc. Translated from the French by Miss Violette Montagu. 

 With a Photogravure Frontispiece and 16 other Illustrations. 

 Demy 8vo. 12s. 6d. net. 



%* Although much has been written concerning the Empress Josephine, we 

 know comparatively little about the veuve Beauharnais and the ciloyenne 

 Bonaparte, whose inconsiderate conduct during her husband's absence caused 

 him so much anguish. We are so accustomed to consider Josephine as the 

 innocent victim of a cold and calculating tyrant who allowed nothing, neither 

 human lives nor natural affections, to stand in the way of his all-conquering will, 

 that this volume will come to us rather as a surprise. Modern historians are 

 over-fond of blaming Napoleon for having divorced the companion of his early 

 years ; but after having read the above work, the reader will be constrained to 

 admire General Bonaparte's forbearance and will wonder how he ever came to 

 allow her to play the Queen at the Tuileries. 



THE JOURNAL OF A SPORTING NOMAD. 



By J. T. STUDLEY. With a Portrait and 32 other Illustrations, 

 principally from Photographs by the Author. Demy 8vo. 

 I2s, 6d. net. 



*^f* "Not for a long time have we read such straightforward, entertaining 

 accounts of wild sport and adventure." — Manchester Guardian. 



*^^* " His adventures have the whole world for their theatre. There is a 



freat deal of curious information and vivid narrative that will appeal to every- 

 o&^"— Standard. 



