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PUBLICATIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
FRENCH SERIES No. III
THE FRENCH LANGUAGE IN ENGLAND
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WITH AN INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER ON THE PRECEDING PERIOD
BY
KATHLEEN LAMBLEY, M.A.
Lecturer in French in the University of Durham
Sometime Assistant Lecturer in French in the University of Manchester
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The present work, begun during the author's tenure of a-v-Faulkner Fellowship in the University of Manchester, andcompleted in subsequent years, is an endeavour to trace thehistory of the teaching and use of French in England duringa given epoch, ending with the Revocation of the Edict ofNantes and the Revolution of 1689, which events mark thebeginning of a new period in the study of the French languagein this country. No attempt has been made to treat thewider topic of French influence in England in its literary andsocial aspects (this has already been done by competenthands), though this side of the question is naturally touchedupon occasionally by way of reference or illustration.
I gladly take this opportunity of expressing my gratitudeto Professor L. E. Kastner, at whose suggestion this investigationwas undertaken, for his generous assistance, and theunfailing interest he has shown in my work during the wholecourse of its preparation. I am likewise considerably indebtedto Dr. Phœbe Sheavyn for helpful criticism andadvice, to Professor Tout for kindly reading through theintroductory chapter, and to Mr. J. Marks for a careful revisionof the proofs and many useful indications. I owe a greatdeal to my father also, whose sympathetic advice and encouragementdid much to lighten my task. Nor can I closethis list of acknowledgments without recording my obligationto the Secretary of the Press, Mr. H. M. Mc