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Contents 



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I. Introduction 5 



II. Analysis of Appreciations — 



The Globe and the Revue ency cloy edi que 6 



A. Fontaney 7 



Philarete Chasles 8 



Xavier Eyma 9 



Sketch-book Introductions 10 



III. Synthesis of Appreciations — 



Irving' s Mental Faculties 11 



His Talent 13 



His Art 16 



His Originality 18 



His Masterpieces and His Place in Literature . 19 



Summary 21 



IV. Comparison of French View with American and English 



View 22 



Bibliography 27 



