, 1873-11-23
GUlZOT.
An lIlustrioMs Author Nearly 80
Eesar1 Old.

An lIlrlstrious Author Ncnrly 80
Eesarn Old.
From App'etons' Journal
Francis Guizot passes, oycry month, n week at
lis homo In Paris. It is n amatl, old-fasl1ionel
building, On the corner OF tho Ruo Dassouchos
aud the Faubours Saint Honoro. NJ. Guizot
bought this rosidonca sixty years ago, and it is
etl one Of The architectural relics Of tho age Of
Louis XIV, during whose roign it was built.
Everything looks oll-fashionod III it, and there
ia hardly room but would furnish III oxcsl1out
subject for gcnre painter.
I entered 1t tho other day in compliance with
. roquost from II. Guizot who doa'red to ascer-
tain from mo some facts in regard to the lisora-
iure Of Spain during tho sixteenth century. +
found him seated in his truly unique library.
Imagine small, square room, furnished in the
true rocco style, and with two curious bay win-
dows looking out upon small garden, 1aid out
exactly aa it Watteau had had hand in 1t. All
that was wanting was that the venerable old
man himself should bo dressed In the costume
Of tho eighteenth century, and the Illusion that
had beon suddenly transported into aceno OF
120 years ago would haye been complete.
the morning, was already droEaed in tho ultcss
suit Of black in which one always finds. him,
whether at Ills aesk, IN his family circle, or in
his fauteuil at the French Academy.
limo has dealt gently with the grand old man.
Moro than St years hnve passed ovor his
head, and yet he stands eroct, aud hia oyos,
those wonderful eyes, which seemed to flash out
= supernatural fire during bis great speeches IN
the Chamber. were aa brilliant as it ho wero d
/ congratulated him upon his good looks. and
he said
"Yss, thank Heazen. I an in good heal!h; !, I
Gator. don't think yot Of dying," he addod,
Of 6pain is not haif finished
Guizot has long been at work upon this i" Ills
tory Of Spaln," which is to DO iHsucd in ten large
volumes. He showed mo aomo cGAicrs OF his
notes. and asked my opinion. gayo 1t. without
concealing my aurprlso at his wonderful memory;
Dates, so embarrassing to most minds. did not
bowilder him In the least said that Juan Tru.
eiller the novelst, had lived in tho middle OF
tho eevontoonth century.
!" Pardon mo-" said n, auizot, "ho lived from
1G14 till 1G19."
The notes for tho Spanish history hayo bcon
collected by this indefatgable worker for nearly
twenty yenra past, aud admired tho beautiful
aud iir1n chiroggaphy Of tho manuscript. ri.
Gulzot writoa firm, bold hand, and he always
uses small heavy note pantar without l,nes ea;,,
read tic fret pnEo or the tth volume. anu touud
not tho elightost alteration.
I observed that thls WAS something very raro
"Lord Dyron," said NJ. auizot, "waa famous
IOF tAEc1lOlit kaAsA+sAou ~ Ah1
hardly ever happens to mo to mako change III
what write for the printer, aud, strange to ray.
in caso pago is lost, can rowrlto 1t almost ex-
actly Oh I penncd it first"
/ had often heard Tint NJ. duizot ,gaa q very
carly riecr and asked him what hiH fayorlto
hours for writing were.
II never write after O'Clock In the after
noon. rise at 6, take cup Of coffee, GLANCE
over tho morning papers, and then 60 to work.
At 10 I atop and lunch. At q am done. !
do not 70 very fast but thcro IL hardly al old
acquaintance of Inino who can keep stop with mo.
the conversation returned to his work on
spain, and hc told mo that lo l,al studied the
Bnauish language at tho age Of "a. a,ld had
taught 1t then to his grandchildren. inquired
ubnllt tho latter, and the happy grandfathor be-
camo worry entlueIaHtfo. lie gssurod Mo that lis
| copstant intercourse with tha, little onos had
| ci7cn him como OF Ills best Inspirations. Ills
! Il History OF Franco, Related to my Graudchil-
dr en-" has had q Inoat extraordinary succeaa.
| Ono hundred Thousand copios have becn sold
| thus far, ind the demand continues unabated.
| III, Gtlixot Is very wealthy, and for tho larger
norton of l,iH riched he is indebted to liR pom.
| iIo has always commanded tho largest copy
rirhte, and could not hayo maintained lliH lavish
expenditures, while hc was prlmo-aiinistor OK
Franco, had ho not Ind tllln nesor-failtns ro-
source. Since tho french Government l,as CON-
cluted troaties with most Of TUG l;uropoan Qov.
oruu,ontu, III. Guizot has rcceivod heavy sums
| from foreign n,llliallcrs As literary curiosity,
| il deserves to bo mentioned that le III tho only
| Moncl, author who receives o copyright from
a Turkish publ!Hhor his "IIistory of Civiliza-
tton" having boon recently translated Into that
| NY G,,iyot al,nvcd mn TIM ndd-lookinr 1oolf