The age-herald., 1901-09-29

e OHN BloundelIe- Burton, in "The
 Year One" from the press of nI Dodd. Mead & Co. adds to the O long list of writers who find in the French revolution material for TO- mance and while the author claims to have written with a view of not en- croaching upon the domain properly be- longing to the historian. his pen de- picts too vividly the scenes of the revo- lution for his book not to be classed among those to which we turn for the records of that period The author ex- plains in his preface that the action of his romance takes place principally in Paris at that period of the French revo- lution when the smouldering hostility which from the year 17S9. had been testi- fled against royalty and royalism had Rt last broken in to open flame, and when the Reign of Terror was introduced by the massacres of the Swiss Guard and the massacres in the prisons, and notably in those of La Force and LAb- bays.
 The story involves the attempted es- cape from Franco of Luoienne the Mar qiiise d Aubray de Bricount, who, with George Hafe, a young English office aiding her in her escape is arrested and carried with otherprisoners to Rennes, there to await trial for her attempt to leave France without permission.
 The decree issued by the legislative as- semblv makes such an act treason against the state, and the decree refer Marquise q Aubray de Bricourt pris- oner of France.
 Proceeding the opening of the story, the Marquise had become the wife of a man whose father, Polish Jew, had wandered Into Paris when the French army of Louis KY returned from the first Siberian war He was money
 nder and the gossips whispered that he had lent his majesty an enormous sitn for private purpose. Louis, for consideration, conferred upon him title and he became Vicounte de St. Denis de Laurient. At his death his son, marry ing into the aristocracy, restored the chateau of the q Aubrays de Bricourt. Lucienne. his wife. retaining by the law passed by Richlieu her title, and her husband becoming the Marquis d Au- bray de Bricourt for life time.
 aIn the France of those days a girl welded where her father told her, and Lucienne's marriage was brought about by the old marquis who deceived her Into believing that nothing but her mar riage to the Vicounte de Saint Laurent would prevent their honorable name From disgrace.
 Jean Au.:ay. the husband of Lucienne, at the time of her attempted flight, is fspousing the cause of the people. Through a woman of the people, Adele Satigrey. whose relations with Jean has determined his wife to quit France for ever, her attempted flight becomes known. At Rennes, she, with George Hope, received justice In the shape of an "Acte Accusation" thrust in their hands, and were sent to Paris, arriving there on the memorable 10th of August. when it's streets ran red with blood. Tn the excitement Lucienne and George are separated and the thrilling interest of the story Is then centered about her ef- floats to find him and save him if pos- sible from the fate to which he has been doomed. The punishment of those who endeavor to assist would-be emil grants is nothing less than the guilla- tine.
 George is conveyed to the prison La Force but Lucienne, left insensible amidst the scenes of bloodshed, revives, end exchanging her attire for the garb