2 NOVEMBER 1895, Page 38

Madame Sans - Gene. By Edmond Lepelletier. Translated and edited by J.

A. J. de Villiers. (Chatto and Windus.)—This " romance," founded on the play by Messrs. Sardou and Moreau, is a very brisk and spirited tale of the Napoleon days. It begins with Paris in July 1792, and ends with the later days of the Empire, when Marie Louise was Empress of France. We cannot say that everything in it is quite to our taste, but it moves in a lively way, and is anyhow not morbid.