=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 of Louis XIV. 8vo, cloth extra $2 50 Vol. III. From the Reign of Louis XIV. to that of Napoleon III. 8vo, cloth extra $2 50 The set, three volumes, in box, half calf, $15.00; cloth extra, 7 50 "We have to deal with a people essentially spirited and intellectual, whose spirit and intellect have been invariably the wonder and admiration, if not the model and mold of contemporary thought, and whose literary triumphs remain to this day among the most notable landmarks of modern literature." * * *--_Extract from Author's Preface._ "Mr. Van Laun has not given us a mere critical study of the works he considers, but has done his best to bring their authors, their way of life, and the ways of those around them, before us in a living likeness."--_London Daily News._ "This history is extremely interesting in its exposition of the literary progress of the age, in connection with the social and political influences which helped to mould the character and the destinies of the people."--_Boston Daily Globe._ "It is full of keenest interest for every person who knows or wishes to learn anything of French literature, or of French literary history or biography. Scarcely any book of recent origin, indeed, is better fitted than this to win general favor with all classes of persons."--_N.Y. Evening-Post._ =THIERS= (Louis Adolphe) =Life of.= By Francois Le Goff, Docteur-es-lettres, Author of a "History of the Government of National Defense in the Provinces," etc. Translated, from the author's unpublished manuscript, by Theodore Stanton, A.M. Octavo, with Portrait, cloth extra. (In Press.) This book is written especially for the American public by M. Francois Le Goff, of Paris, a French publicist of the Conservative-Republican school, who knew Thiers personally and who is thoroughly conversant with the history and politics of France. Besides the biographical narrative, which is enlivened by many fresh anecdotes, the writer attempts to present such a connected view of French political history for the last fifty years, as will throw light upon the present crisis in France, so incomprehensible to most Americans. The work will also be interesting as an able defense of the unity of Thiers' political life, a position rarely assumed by even the most ardent friends of the great statesman. It is illustrated by a fac-simile of his handwriting and autograph, a view of his home, etc.