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"Miss Robinson has done more than justice to her subject. She has taken every possible pains with the biographical part of her work, and has appealed to every authority worthy of the name; while the critical portion is singularly powerful and discriminating."—London Figaro.

"The book is acceptable, not only on its biographical character, but also as a contribution to a momentous chapter of French history."—Scotsman.

"Like all preceding volumes of the 'Eminent Women Series,' this work is the result of diligent research into ancient records, and subsequent comparison with modern authorities."—Whitehall Review.

"The latest volume of this most interesting and valuable series treats of Margaret of Angoulême, and is written by Miss Robinson, and we find every chapter full of interest. . . . It is impossible to speak too highly of the manner in which she has treated what has evidently been to her a most congenial and delightful subject."—Lady's Pictorial.

"The book forms a welcome addition to the admirable series in which it appears."—Scotsman.

"This, the sixteenth volume of the 'Eminent Women Series,' is extremely interesting."—Lady's Pictorial.

"Miss Duffy's sketches of the social and literary worlds in which Madame de Stael moved, so long a bright particular star, though necessarily slight, are interesting; and her portraiture of her heroine is commendably free from the blind idolatry of biographers."—Daily News.