Excerpt from Letters Auxiliary to the History of Modern Polite Literature in Germany That a translation of it would be a valuable gifl to those, who, taking an interest in German literature, are not able to read the original. Heine wrote this work with reference to the Germany of Madame de Steel, his object being partly to correct or confirm, as the case might. Be, her Opinions, partly to complete her work by giving a sketch of Ger man literature since the appearance of her work. The book relates, therefore, to a pe ried, and contains criticisms of writers with whom every educated man is in some degree acquaint ed. However much some of the opinions of Heine may be influenced by prejudice, an orig inality of view and sprightliness of style charac terize the whole performance, which have at once raised it to the rank of one of the most impor tant publications of the time. 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.