Her _Prince Khlor_ has been translated into English under the title: _Ivan Czarovitz; or, The Rose Without Prickles That Stings Not, A Tale_, written by her Imperial Majesty, translated from the Russian Language, London, 1793. It had previously appeared in a periodical paper, _The Bee_, published at Edinburgh. It is reproduced here. Act I., Scene 4, of _Mrs. Grumble’s Birthday_, in C. E. Turner’s _Studies in Russian Literature_, and the same, in Fraser’s Magazine, 1877. There is also a translation of Catherine’s _Memoirs_, originally written by her in French, under the title: _Memoirs of the Empress Catherine II., Written by Herself_, with a Preface by A. Herzen, translated from the French, London and New York, 1859. O TEMPORA ACT I., SCENE 1. MR. SENSIBLE, MÁVRA _Mávra._ Believe me, I am telling you the truth. You cannot see her. She is praying now, and I dare not go into her room myself. _Sensible._ Does she really pray all day long? No matter at what time I come, I am told I cannot see her: she was this morning at matins, and now she is praying again. _Mávra._ That is the way our time is passed. _Sensible._ It is good to pray. But there are also duties in our life, which we are obliged to carry out. Do you mean to tell me that she prays day and night? _Mávra._ No. Our exercises are often changed, yet all goes in a certain order. Sometimes we have simple services; at others they read the Monthly Readings; at others again the reading is omitted, and our lady gives us a sermon on prayer, abstinence and fasting. _Sensible._ I have heard it said that your lady is very sanctimonious, but I have not heard much about her virtues.