The whole range of notable writers are dealt with in a style at once discriminating and attractive. The "human touch" is pleasingly apparent throughout the book.--_The Living Age_, Boston.
Those who are in the habit of associating modern French writing with the materialistic view of life and the realistic method, will find themselves refreshed and encouraged by the vigorous protest of men like Scherer and other French critics against the dominance of these elements in recent years.--_The Outlook_, New York.
"A Group of French Critics" deserves a friendly welcome from everybody who desires to know something of the best in contemporary French letters.--_The Philadelphia Press_.
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MEMORIES. A Story of German Love. Translated from the German of MAX MULLER by GEORGE P. UPTON.
GRAZIELLA. A Story of Italian Love. Translated from the French of A. DE LAMARTINE, by JAMES B. RUNNION.
MARIE. A Story of Russian Love. From the Russian of ALEXANDER PUSHKIN, by MARIE H. DE ZIELINSKA.
MADELEINE. A Story of French Love (crowned by the French Academy). Translated from the French of JULES SANDEAU by FRANCIS CHARLOT.
MARIANELA. A Story of Spanish Love. Translated from the Spanish of B. PEREZ GALDOS, by HELEN W. LESTER.
COUSIN PHILLIS. A Story of English Love. By Mrs. GASKELL.
KARINE. A Story of Swedish Love. Translated from the German of WILHELM JENSEN, by EMMA A. ENDLICH.
MARIA FELICIA. A Story of Bohemian Love. Translated from the Bohemian of CAROLINE SVETLA by ANTONIE KREJSA.
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