Excerpt from Contes Choisis The present edition differs somewhat from /the other volumes of this Series, inasmuch as it con tains a Vocabulary of the more uncommon words occhrring in the Contes.' It. Is hoped that the principles on which the Vocabulary is worked out will be welcomed by teachers and pupils alike, and I have no doubt that the immense labour Miss Skeat has bestowed on this edition will be appreciated by those who use the book. I am alone responsible for the editorial work of the. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.