George Grote to G. C. Lewis, 30 September 1852:
'Neither the work of Beaufort sur l'Histoire Romaine -- nor the works of the Abbe St. Pierre --
are to be got in Paris [...] I was directed by the concurrent advice of several of the
booksellers, to apply to one of their fraternity named Guillemot, on the Quai des Augustins
[...] He told me, that within the last two years, he had had a copy of both; that they were
rare, and never turned up except by accident -- but were still not unobtainable. He procured
for me one work of the Abbe St. Pierre, in two volumes, small octavo, entitled "Annees
Politiques;" which I will send you on the first opportunity. I have read it myself, with great
interest and instruction. It contains a sort of annalistic review of each separate year of the
Abbe's life -- 1658 to 1730; and exhibits a degree of knowledge, beneficent views, and power
of original thought, which impress me with a very high esteem for the author -- whom I
before knew only by name.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: George Grote Print: Book
