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Alfred de V igny : Fames Choisis. Edited by E.

Allison Peers. (Longmans and Manchester University Press. 3s. 6d. net.)-- Those who wish to read some good French poetry will find this scholarly edition of Alfred de Vigny interesting. The editor's intro. ductory study of the pessimistic influences in the French verve of last century is fresh and suggestive, and the notes are helpful. Alfred de Vigny's austere and melodious poetry accords with the temper of a war-worn world.