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GH0I6E REÂDIN6S FROI FRENGH HISTORT. EDITED, WITH NOTES, INDICES, GLOSSABY, &o. By GUSTAVK MASSON. Complète in 3 rois, small 870» cloth. Prîce 3s- 6<1. eadk PART I. From Roncevaux to Montlhéry (778-1465). X vol. small 870, with a Map. Cloth, 2s. 6d. PART n. From Pavia to the Death of Henry IV. (1525-1610). I Tol. small 870, 224 pagres. Cloth, 2s 6d. PART in. From the Accession of Louis XIIL, to the Battle of Waterloo. I vol. small 8yo, 256 pas:es, ^>nth2 Mags. Clol^, 2s. 6d.

  • ’ M. Gustàtb Masson has been well advised in drawîng up a short voluma

af Belectioiis from old French history to serve at, once as a readine book and » historical manuaL It is to be hoped that the little Ifodk may be widely used, for its intrinsic value is great, and the delusion (abnost as prévalent in France as iu England) that old French is an unreadable jargon cannot be too soon removed. The sélections are made very judiciously. "—«Saturday Review. " The ’ Ghoice Readings is a book we can recomniend with unusual pleasnre;. Senior pupils, maie or female, will thus be able to study the progressive modili- oations in the French language. at the same tîme that they leam sometlung of French History. We hâve selaom seen a book of which, in its class, we apï>rova ■0 highly." — LUerary Churchman, The * Ghoice Readings from French History ’ is a scholarly book. The notea are full, and the glossary is a treasure of old French. Thô map shows the State of the country at the accession of the Valois. Altogether the book is one 6f the best we ever saw of the lând."— Graphie. "Illustrâtes mediœval literature in a very interesting way."— Datfy Chronicle, " We trust that the volume may encourage àll who can read Frebch to turu to this interesting guide, and be by it led back to the rich stores of -sndent literature on which the less vàluable light literature of modem I^rance bas unfortunately fallen so thickly as to hâve almost obscured it from our sight.’*— Publie Opinion.