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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 16 other Illustrations Demy 8vo. 12s. 6d. net. 
*** There is no one in the history ol the French Revolution who has been 
more eagerly canonised than Madame Tallien ; 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 “ La 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 iambus 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 history. 
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. 1 5 guineas net. 
RECOLLECTIONS OF GUYDE MAUPASSANT. 
By his Valet Francis. Translated from the French by Maurice 
Reynold. Demy 8vo. 12s. 6d. net. 
THE WIFE OF GENERAL BONAPARTE. By 
Joseph Turquan. Author of “The Love Affairs 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. 
ENGLISH TRAVELLERS OF THE RE- 
NAISSANCE. By Clare Howard. With 12 Illustrations. 
Demy 8vo. 7s. 6d. net. 
*** A good sub-title to this book would be “The Grand Tour in the 16th and 
17th Centuries.” We have a series of most interesting extracts from, and 
comments on the innumerable little volumes of directions for foreign travellers 
issued during the 16th and 17th Centuries for the guidance of English youths 
about to venture on the Continent. 
