一般注記"Not a history, but a group of historical portraits placed against their proper background... They include Charles X, Louis Philippe, Louis Napoleon, Lamartine...Thiers, Gambetta, McMahon, Grévy, Sadi-Garnot, Boulanger, & others...prominent in the French politics of the century... The Revolution of '48 is here...the coup d'etat, the Prussian invasion, & the terrible reign of the commune... Her style is strong, clear & praphic." Literary world, 1893.