which is foreign to English habit, but the flowery, poetic style--although it at first repels the reader--is so individual, so much a part of the author, that it is soon accepted as the naive expression of a mind kindled and carried away by its subject. Spanish literature has of late given us a variety of novels and romances, all of which are in their way so good that we must believe that there is a new generation of writers in Spain who are discarding the worn-out forms and traditions, and are putting fresh life and energy into works which will give pleasure to the whole world of readers.”--_Philadelphia American_, March 5, 1887. _William S. Gottsberger, Publisher, New York._ Typographical errors corrected by the etext transcriber: Vie l’Empereur=>Vie l’Empereur Vive l’Empereur {pg 62} that Francois Champollion=> that François Champollion {pg 73} changes by degress=> changes by degrees {pg 10} degree to degre=> degree to degree {pg 111} THE PRUSSIAN EXPEDITION TO EGYYT=> THE PRUSSIAN EXPEDITION TO EGYPT {pg 140} value of his acquistions=> value of his acquisitions {pg 165} for Ptolemny II=> for Ptolemy II {pg 172} He first critizes=> He first criticizes {pg 176} Leipsic, a pahmpsest=> Leipsic, a palimpsest {pg 194} Revue Egyptilogique=> Revue Égyptilogique {pg 205} The place which he chosed for=> The place which he chose for {pg 208} On one occassion=> On one occasion {pg 291} the adopted danghter=> the adopted daughter {pg 295} la litérature de l’Égypte=> la littérature de l’Égypte {pg 309} spite of conntless=> spite of countless {pg 318} Aethiopien nnd der=> Aethiopien und der {pg 332} Die ägpptischen Felsentafeln=> Die ägyptischen Felsentafeln {pg 333} und Literae faucales=> und Litterae faucales {pg 338} FOOTNOTES: [1] F. W. Graser, born at Luckau, 1801, studied in Leipsic, 1819-23, 1823 Head Master at the Royal Grammar School at Halle, 1827 Sub-Principal in Naumburg, 1831 Deputy Principal and 1846 Principal at Guben, 1854 Principal at Torgau, 1863 Deputy Principal at the Abbey of Our Blessed Lady in Magdeburg, until 1869. Now lives as a private gentleman in Potsdam. In the Renunciation programme of thirty-seven doctors of philosophy on the 4th of March, 1824, (De epitritris Doriis dissertatio). G. Hermann says of him: A Beckio in Seminarium Regium, a me in Societatem Graecam receptus, utrigue nostrum et propter studiorum diligentiam, et propter praeclarum ingenium insignemque morum humanitatem et suavitatem valde probatus est. [2] In this way the official class, the “chickens,” as the Duke called them, and the nobility, were driven to revolt. It was these two classes, and not the populace, who expelled the Duke. [3] Duke William, of Brunswick, recently deceased. [4] The following fragment of a popular song gives some information in regard to this citizen, Götte. It was discovered by my friend, Professor H. Guthe, who aided me in obtaining farther particulars about Götte: POEM ON CITIZEN GÖTTE IN BRUNSWICK.