Download or read book Some French Writers (Classic Reprint) written by Edward Delille and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Some French Writers I found my way to the top of a winding staircase in the right wing of the pavillon, which stood, in the uptrending dignity of its white facade with dark green shutters symmetrically closed, at the back of a graveled courtyard whose gate open on the Rue de Monsieur, calmest among the smaller thoroughfares of the Quartier Saint-Germain. I was admitted into a minute ante-chamber, where the usual sensation of fresh dimness prevailed; was then ushered through a study, hardly less minute, but bright and cheerful in the warm whiteness of its walls and ceiling and rich various hues of many handsomely bound books; some hangings were now drawn aside, and in a subtly-decorated tiny retreat at the back I met Paul Bourget. 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.