FRENCH AFFAIRS. This book was compiled by correspondence about French political life, which Heine placed in the European widespread and influential Augsburg "General Gavet," published by Baron Cotta. This publication was by no means distinguished by leftist views, but Heine treasured him as a tribune from which his voice was heard far away. PREFACE TO THE FIRST PART OF THE SALON. FRENCH ARTISTS. This work actually begins a series of those journal articles about France that Heine began to write for German readers since his emigration. ABOUT THE FRENCH SCENE. These letters were written in 1837. In the same year they were published in the publication of August Lewald - "Allgemeine Theater-Revue. Stuttgart und T?bingen». (General theatrical review. Stuttgart and Tübingen.) In French, they were first printed in the "Revue du dix-neuvi? me si? cle" ("Review of the XIX century").