Title: One glaring problem with this book
Review: The book "The Last Stuarts" by James Lees-Milne could be a tolerable read, if not for one glaring problem: The French Language. The author is obviously proficient in French and wants you to know it, thus many quotes from the French speaking Stuarts are taken directly from letters and journals and entered into this book without translation. At times this becomes maddening. You are not going to understand a good part of this book unless you read both English and French very well.The stories are fairly interesting. The book is at times somewhat academic. For the most part, though, it is written to the bored housewife with an interest in royalty ("People" magazine readers).
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