Download or read book Select Specimens of the Great French Writers in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries written by G. Eugène Fasnacht and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-23 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Select Specimens Of The Great French Writers In The 17th, 18th, And 19th Centuries: With Literary Appreciations By The Most Eminent French Critics And A Historical Sketch Of French Literature At the same time, I have attempted to do full justice to the leading men of the 17th century; nor have the guiding stars of the intellectual movement of our age been slighted at all. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.