This guide to spiritual prayer offers practical advice and techniques for developing a deeper connection with God through prayer and meditation. It originated in the 15th century, but this translation by H. Austin makes it accessible to modern readers seeking spiritual guidance. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This book attempts to supply basic bibliographic information on the outstanding features of French literature and scholarship, with details of English translations. It begins with the "Serments de Strasbourg" of A.D. 842, the earliest extant text in French, and ends with authors whose reputations were established by 1960. Writers from outside France have been included only if in the main stream of French literature.