G INTRODUCTION. 



ceived, even as a daughter. My correspondence 

 with M. Cuvier's daughter-in-law, and other 

 branches of the family, has been uninterrupted 

 since that period j I have paid them repeated 

 visits at their own house ; and for fourteen years 

 not a single shadow has passed over the warm 

 affection which has characterised our intimacy. ' 



And now, having stated my motives, and my 

 claims to confidence, I have to express a sincere 

 g-ratitude towards those who have assisted me, 

 either by their notes or tlieir works *, and to 

 give an outline of the plan I have thought it 

 necessary to adopt. 



Unwilling to incur the risk of confusion, by 

 mingling too much anecdote, either with my 

 narrative of events or description of scientific 

 and legislative labours, I have divided the pre- 

 sent volume into four parts or portions, that 

 each may bear its own share of detail. The first 

 will give the data of all the important circum- 

 stances of the Baron Cuvier's life, in their re- 

 spective order ; the second will contain an 

 account of his various works, as a savant and 

 philosopher ; the third will be devoted to his 



* Foremost among these are, Baron Pasquier, M. Lauril- 

 ]o..,i Df. Duvernoy, and the Baron de H . 



