Madame Sans-Gene: Historical Romance of the Revolution, The Consulate and the Empire

494 pp. Sardou helped popularize what Eugene Scribe called the "well-made play." "Madame Sans-Gêne is a historical comedy-drama by Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau, concerning incidents in the life of Catherine Hübscher, an outspoken 18th-century laundress who became the Duchess of Danzig. The play is described by its authors as "three acts with a prologue"."--Wikipedia