The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-26
Walking on the Mountain Tops
Across the Continent
Would You Like That Sensation? Read Good History of
the Literature of Great People

Literature of Great People
The great thinkers nation the intellectual
mountain tops
book that reviews earnestly and capaby the
men that created thought through centuries
is walking mountain tops stepping from peak
peak step seeing wonders of the world spread
before him
A reader the best history of French
literature complying render service to many leaders who
will buy the book read it in the Libraries.
only ONE good history of French literature written
in English 1t the Lenp Konta published by
Appetons York cty-and advise you get it and
read it.
To read history Mrs Kontas is by
development of human thought and
literary expression of the day which
live, a slightly older childhood
that recommend earnestly will inspire young
DO something and to BE something their
account.
From the childish beginning of literature you review the
gradual development of the mind of great people, its ploso
naus down to the rather thin literary
An intelligent man should know the history thought
literature in France thought mother
of thought throughout world for the last centuries
The love of freedom expressed by Thomas jefferson
wrote the decjaration Of Independence was THE RESULT OF
HIS READING FRENCH AUTHORS
cutting adt from England the result of the work
of French encyclopedias eighteenth century, just much
French revolution the result of the teachings OF those
In his magnificent philosophical Dictionary when he
to the Votae that he does write for
of today but for the young men who will be the
statesmen of And he truly For in his magn
age the land of his BIRTH feared by those that
he had fought he went back to Paris to see accomplished the
teachings of his youth.
Poides 40 years DID, and the King Henry II,
only 49, But he fell desperately IN love with her. AND
DESPERATELY IN LOVE WITH HER until he died-al-
though then co. Some ladies between 40 and 90 would
probably like to know how that happened
This lady the only intimate friend Of king thus hon
ored had her honor One of them showed her
trampling Cupid, the god of love under foot
The upon "Onniurn victorem vcL" q have
geraon about that for conquers her emotions
Diana wonderful woman
Walking through valley, Sndbad stumbled
diamonds at step The real valley OF and
things history literature every page studded with thought
# YOU read Mrs Konta's History of French Literature
which we recommend decide read in full
Voltaires History Charles the Twelfth or his Zadg
volumes of his Philosophical Dictionary you will bless
this day for increasing your mental wealth
To read carefully history of thought and writing in France
WHY IT HAS GROWN.
In reading such you make hundreds of friends
you will lose. And these some of them:
Montesquieu who could describe nation in three words:
make friends with every England
with none In Italy pay compliments to everyDody IN Germany
You Rocheoucauld, who could put whole sermon
in words; Descaes Pascal and Coneile all living at the
time like three mountain tops yet each absolutely
different from the others
king of fighters and OF the leader In the
battle for humanity, VOLTAIRE.
Feneon Bossuet and Bourdaloue the three great
preachers Rcheeu who made laws read and knew enough
say reading the first effort of De Rez s old and nat
ural born radical There is dangerous mind
dars like the miserable little who succeeded and refused
strostes Rousseau vile character hearless and ire
sponsb yet wo perhaps did for France than
other except Voltaire.
Napoleon gave credit for bringing about the
luton.
her admirable history of the literature of great people
takes her readers from the beginning the end from
nstres who the early of France to the
forty mmortas who sit in the French academy today and who
will be FORGOTTEN SOON
This book is A REAL HISTORY
The work of preparing has been done studous conscie
ably dignied with admirable judgment
information
whose lives and work describes is to be
IGNORANT.
Therefore recommend the reading of the book And the
reading of other books which THIS book will interest
you afford to buy the Konta History of French
Literature ask for at the public library and read it. and tell
your friends read it Buy it. keep and lend it,
afford good book.