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&quot;History of the Inquisition,&quot; 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. 



