Front matter
George Percy Badger translation
[Transcriber's note: I dedicate this transcription to the Very Reverend Richard Trout of Corpus Christi Parish, Celebration, Florida. His gentle and moving homilies are perfect examples of the style and content recommended by this author. As the preface observes, the many references to nineteenth century France may not all apply to our times, but people and cultures are remarkably similar over time and distance.]