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ADDRESS
OF THE ENGLISH AUTHOR
TO THE FRENCH PUBLIC.
I have long been desirous that a complete French translation of the books I have written should be made, and should be published in an uniform series.
Hitherto, less fortunate in France than in Germany, I have only been known to French readers not thoroughly acquainted with the English language, through occasional, fragmentary and unauthorized translations over which I have had no control, and from which I have derived no advantage.
The present translation of my writings was proposed to me by Messrs. L. Hachette and Co. and Ch. Lahure in a manner equally spirited, liberal, and generous. It has been made with the greatest care, and its many difficulties have been combated with unusual skill, intelligence and perseverance.
