I have my doubts that the real Saint-Just was quite so fond of guillotines, but I'm sure it was amusing, nonetheless.

Yes, unfortunately. There's no telling what sort of damage it might be doing to people's impressions. The storybook was about the Revolution, generally. Here, you can see for yourself: http://estellacat.livejournal.com/23938.html#cutid1 It makes me shudder just thinking about it.