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"History of the Inquisition," for instance, or 

 Coulton's abridgment of Salimbene's mem- 

 oirs. He will be undeceived and will be de- 

 voutly thankful that his lot has been cast in 

 the present age, in spite of all its faults. 



It would be hopeless to try to enumerate all 

 the books I read, or even all the kinds. The 

 foregoing is a very imperfect answer to a ques- 

 tion which admits of only such an answer. 



