Excerpt from A Bibliography of German Literature in English Translation The quality of form is much less tangible, but for that very reason is not seldom caught unconsciously. It includes not only metre, of course, but all those imponderable elements of word-choice and arrangement that we conveniently call style. Style can be ponderous without being heavy, light without being insipid, fluent without being verbose, archaic without being crabbed. It is the translator's highest function to apprehend such qualities in his original and pass them on to the reader of his translation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: Masterpieces of German Literature Translated Into English French influences, almost as early as Hebrew or German, were among the formative forces brought to bear upon the quick-witted but not precocious boy. Heine's parents were orthodox, but by no means bigoted Jews. We read with amazement that one of the plans of the mother, ambitious for her firstborn, was to make of him a Roman Catholic priest. The boy's father, Samson Heine, was a' rather nu successful member of a family which in other representa tives - particularly Samson's brother Salomon in Hamburg - attained to wealth and prominence in the world of finance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The German Classics: Masterpieces of German Literature, Translated Into English Correspondence of William I. And Bismarck. Translated by J. A. Ford. 116 From Thoughts and Recollections. Translated under the supervision Of A. J. Butler Bismarck as an Orator. By Edmund von Mach Speeches Of Prince Bismarck. Translated by Edmund von Mach Professorial Politics Speech from the Throne. Alsace-lorraine a Glacis Against France. We Shall Never GO to Canossa! Bismarck as the Honest Broker Salus Publica Bismarck's Only lode-star Practical Christianity We Germans Fear God, and Nought Else in the World Mount the Guards at the Warthe and the -vistula! Long Live the Emperor and the Empire! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.