Moses Coit Tyler's 'History of American Literature,' of
which the first two volumes have just been issued, will take rank
at once as a book of lasting value, even though the author should
advance no further than he has already done in the scheme of his
work. We are not unmindful of the eminent historians this country
has produced, when we express our opinion that his history is the
best study of American historic material that has been written by
an American. There has been manifestly no limit to the enthusiasm,
conscientiousness and industry with which he has possessed himself
of the entire body of the literature of which he treats, and at the
same time he has displayed the qualities of a true literary artist
in giving form, color and perspective to his work."--Daniel
Gray, in the _Buffalo Courier_.

=VAN LAUN. The History of French Literature.=

By Henri Van Laun, Translator of Taine's "History of English
Literature," "the Works of Moliere," etc.

Vol I. From its Origin to the Renaissance. 8vo, cloth
extra $2 50

Vol. II. From the Renaissance to the Close of the Reign
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Vol. III. From the Reign of Louis XIV. to that of
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