... FRENCH FAIR Y TALES. f A riew years ago the collectors and comparers of fairy tales found but few published in French. There were, of course, the Contes of Perrault and ,of Madame d'Aulnoy, and the vast collection of the Cabinet des 16es. But all these stories had been subjected to literary treatment. They were not directly taken from the lips of the people, and, save for -one or two legends ...

... % VIDA is written in excellent Scotch, and in careful, sober, and expressive -English. It abounds in a certain grave and earnest sweetness, a certain serious charm. It contains many touches of portraiture of uncommon force and excellence. Moreover, every page of it is proof that the author is not only blameless of vulgarity but has the quality of real distinction, both of sentiment and ...