Title: Sentimental views of history and romance
Product review: Although the photographs, maps, and illustrations, including copies of great works of art provide an impressive background for the text, the view of history is completely unique to Markham, and, perhaps, his friends. Markham cannot decide whether Protestants, including Huguenots (who seem particularly "romantic" to Markham, as to the pre-Raphaelites), are villains or heroes. The same applies for his view of Catholics, which is quirky. The depiction of women is horribly sentimental and cloying. Who would collect this set for its historical value, as the romance takes over from the history? I can imagine a turn-of-the-century girl or boy curled up in a Victorian window alcove reading these stories. Not all "history" books are quite as interpretative as Markham's.
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