"Of all the memoirs illustrating the history of the first Napoleon--and their number is almost past counting--there is probably not one which will be found of more value to the judicious historian, or of more interest to the general reader, than these.... Meneval, whose Memoirs were written nearly fifty years ago, had nothing either to gain or to lose; his work, from the first page to the last, impresses the reader with a deep respect for the author's talent, as well as his absolute honesty and loyalty."--_N. Y. Independent._ "These Memoirs constitute an important contribution to the understanding of Napoleon's character. They are evidently written in good faith, and, as the writer had remarkable opportunities of observation, they must be accepted as authentic testimony to the existence in Napoleon of gentle, humane, sympathetic, and amiable qualities, with which he has not been often credited."--_N. Y. Sun._ * * * * * _GERMANY AND THE GERMANS._ By WILLIAM HARBUTT DAWSON, author of "German Socialism and Ferdinand Lassalle," "Prince Bismarck and State Socialism," etc. 2 vols., 8vo. Cloth, $6.00. "This excellent work--a literary monument of intelligent and conscientious labor--deals with every phase and aspect of state and political activity, public and private, in the Fatherland.... Teems with entertaining anecdotes and introspective _apercus_ of character."--_London Telegraph._ "With Mr. Dawson's two volumes before him, the ordinary reader may well dispense with the perusal of previous authorities.... His work, on the whole, is comprehensive, conscientious, and eminently fair."--_London Chronicle._ "Mr. Dawson has made a remarkably close and discriminating study of German life and institutions at the present day, and the results of his observations are set forth in a most interesting manner."--_Brooklyn Times._ "There is scarcely any phase of German national life unnoticed in his comprehensive survey.... Mr. Dawson has endeavored to write from the view-point of a sincere yet candid well-wisher, of an unprejudiced observer, who, even when he is unable to approve, speaks his mind in soberness and kindness."--_New York Sun._ "There is much in German character to admire; much in Germany's life and institutions from which Americans may learn. William Harbutt Dawson has succeeded in making this fact clearer, and his work will go far to help Americans and Germans to know each other better and to respect each other more.... It is a remarkable and a fascinating work."--_Chicago Evening Post._ "One of the very best works on this subject which has been published up to date."--_New York Herald._ _A HISTORY OF GERMANY, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day._ By BAYARD TAYLOR. With an Additional Chapter by MARIE HANSEN-TAYLOR. With Portrait and Maps. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.