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 598 Readings in European History Debidour, Histoire diplomatique de V Europe, 2 vols., 1814-1891, and his Histoire des rapports de PEglise et de VEtat en France de 1789 a 1870, 1898. Hertslet, Map of Europe by Treaty since 18 14, 4 vols. Stein, L., Geschichte der sozialen Bewegwig in Frankreich, 1850. Best treatment of the social side of the revolution of 1848. Pierre de la Gorce, Histoire du second etnpire, 7 vols., 1896-1905. Bulle, Geschichte des zweiten Kaiserreichs und des Konigreichs Italien (Oncken Series). Treitschke, Deutsche Geschichte, 5 vols., 1 886-1895. Comes down to 1848. By an able, well-informed writer, but very Prussian and very subjective. Oncken, Zeitalter des Kaiser Wilhehn, 2 vols., 1890-1892. Blum, Das deutsche Reich zur Zeit Bisviarcks, 1893. Comes down to 1890. By an intimate friend of Bismarck's. Leger, History of Austro-Hungary, from the French, 1889, and Krones, Grundriss der osterreichischen Geschichte, 1882 ; also his Geschichte der Neuzeit Osterreichs, 1 87 9. Allgemeine deutsche Biographie, 40 vols. This admirable biographical dictionary furnishes exact information in regard to persons of political importance. Reuchlin, Geschichte Italiens, 4 vols., 1859-1873. Careful but unreadable. Engelhardt, La Turquie et le Tanzimat: histoire des reformes depuis 1826, 2 vols., 1882-1883. Sources. There are several convenient annual publications which sum up the history year by year and often give the texts of important documents. The Annual Register has been appearing in England since 1758. For France, Annuaire historique universel, 18 18-1860, and HAnfiee poli- tique, since. 1874; Schulthess, Geschichts-Kalender, since i860. The British and Foreign State Papers (annual since 1829) furnish important material for the history of Europe since the year 18 12. The voluminous reports of the proceedings in the various parliaments constitute an unwieldy but indispensable source for the political history. [Titles of works on various phases of contemporary history and conditions will be found at the close of the following chapter.]