French Wit and Humor

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Excerpt from French Wit and Humor: A Collection From Various Sources Classified in Chronological Order and Under Appropriate Subject Headings French Wit and Humor is a chronological and analytical compilation of the best selections of wit and humor that can be found in the literature of the Gauls and the French. The Gallic race always has been renowned for the light-hearted way it takes the heavy burden of life. From Cæsar to Napoleon III, the French have sung their defeats as well as their victories. The great deeds of Roland, the nephew of Charlemagne, are rehearsed in the "Chanson de Roland, " an immortal work, Blenheim and Malplaquet are ridiculed in the "Chanson de Marlborough" which every Frenchman, even to our day, sings or whistles when in a bad mood, the Revolution and the execution of a king have been pursued on the tune of the famous "Ça ira!" (It will go!), the armies of combined Europe were checked and defeated on the everlasting strains of "La Marseillaise" and even Sedans disaster, the deed of Napoleon the Little, is tuned in the song of "Badinguet." 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.