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THE ROMANCE OF AN EMPRESS 



(CATHERINE II. OF RUSSIA) 

 By K. WALISZEWSKI 



In One Volume, with Frontispiece, price 6s. 



The Times. — "This book is based on the confessions of the Empress 

 herself; it gives striking pictures of the condition of the contemporary 

 Russia which she did so much to mould as well as to expand. . . . Few 

 stories in history are more romantic than that of Catherine II. of Russia, 

 with its mysterious incidents and thrilling episodes ; few characters present 

 more curious problems." 



The Spectator. — "A singularly vivid picture of the Empress. The 

 atmosphere of her Court, too, has been rendered with great success." 



The Guardian. — " M. Waliszewski has produced a book which deserves 

 very high praise." 



The Bookman. — " A fascinating character for psychological study, and 

 M. Waliszewski has made the most of his opportunities in this entertaining 

 yet becomingly serious book." 



The Observer. — " M. Waliszewski 's bright and eminently readable 

 biography of one of the most striking figures in modern European 

 history." 



The Westminster Gazette. — "A marvellous picture of the Russian 

 Court of those days. . . . M. Waliszewski's life of Catherine is incom- 

 parably the best that has appeared, and has been very well translated." 



The Morning Post. — " One of the best accounts of the famous Empress 

 that have yet appeared." 



The World. — " The historical and political portions of the book are full 

 of interest, and important to such readers as desire to understand the 

 growth and mechanism of the vast empire which has witnessed so many 

 tragedies of the base and sordid kind." 



Truth. — " A book which will certainly and deeply interest you." 



The St. James's Budget. — "To say that the book is interesting is to 

 give a very poor idea of it : for it is entertaining and attractive from end to 

 end." 



The Sketch. — " An intimate and a very interesting study from the 

 impartial pen of M. Waliszewski." 



London : WILLIAM HEINEMANN, 21 Bedford Street, W.C. 



