1901. Part of the Universal Classics Library. The works of Paul Scarron, Prosper Merimee, Count Volney, Gustave Flaubert; and Alphonse de LaMartine selected as exemplary examples of French belles lettres on the topics of humor, sentiment, and romance. Contents: Humor: The Strolling Players by Paul Scarron; Sentiment: The Ruins of Empires by Count Volney; Letters to Anonyma by Prosper Merimee; Twenty-five Years of My Life by Alphonse de Lamartine; and Romance: Salammbo by Gustave Flaubert.