Excerpt from Cinq-Mars, Ou Une Conjuration Sous Louis XIII IN preparing this edition of cinq-mars for use as a text-book, I have aimed at preserving, as far as possible, each of the three excellences which it possesses for such a purpose, its historical value as a picture of Richelieu and his time, its interest as a romance, and the classical purity of its style. To bring the book within the compass of one volume, large omissions have been noces sary. The striking episode of Grandier's trial, though it has no direct connexion with the main story, seemed too valuable as an illustration of the spirit of the age to be omitted. The narrative which sup plies the place of the excised chapters is sufficiently full to keep up the interest of the plot. The notes are rather historical than grammatical; and, while I have tried to avoid the common fault. 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.