Library of the World's Best Literature, Vol. 13 of 46

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Excerpt from Library of the World's Best Literature, Vol. 13 of 46: Ancient and ModernAfter four years' travel in Europe the Dutts returned to India to resume their student life, and-toru began to learn Sanskrit. She Showed great aptitude for the French language and a strong liking for the French character, and she made a special study of French romantic poetry. Her essays on Leconte de Lisle and Joséphin Sou lary, and a series of English translations of poetry, were the fruit of her labor. The translations, including specimens from Beranger, Thé ophile Gautier, Francois Coppée, sully-prud'homme, and other popu lar 'writers, were collected in 1876 under the title (a Sheaf Gleaned in French Fields.' A few copies found their way into Europe, and both French and English reviewers recognized the value of the har vest of this clear-sighted gleaner. One critic called these poems, in which Toru so faithfully reproduced the spirit of one alien tongue in the forms of another, transmutations rather than translations.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.