Chateau rouge, or, The reign of terror, tr. by L. Lawford

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Routledge, Warnes & Routledge, 1859 - 369 oldal
 

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371. oldal - It, is a work of real historical value, the result of accurate criticism, written in a liberal spirit, and from first to last deeply interesting.
371. oldal - Mr. Prescott may take his place among the really good English writers of history in modern times. His narrative is flowing and spirited, sometimes very picturesque; above all, his judgments are unaffectedly candid and impartial.
371. oldal - Milmans, Merivales, and Macaulays, as the glories of English literature in the department of history. * * * Mr. Motley's gifts as a historical writer are among the highest and rarest.
371. oldal - In point of style Prescott ranks with the ablest English historians, and paragraphs may be found in his volumes in which the grace and elegance of Addison are combined with Robertson's majestic cadence and Gibbon's brilliancy.

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