[259] Born 1811, died 1863. "Vanity Fair" and "Esmond" are his two greatest novels.
[260] Born 1816, died 1855. Her other great novel is "Jane Eyre."
[261] Flam´-bō, flaming torches.
[262] A disguise for the face worn during revels.
[263] "The Watch on the Rhine."
[264] It was written by Hoffmann von Fallenleben at Heligoland in 1841. There is a monument to the composer in Heligoland.
[265] German name for the Niemen.
[266] Tributary of the Po, North Italy. The sea is the Baltic.
[267] Sovereign duchy of the German Empire, chiefly surrounded by the provinces of Hanover, Saxony, and Westphalia.
[268] Named after the Prussian general Zieten (tsĕt'en), who gained great renown in the wars of Frederick the Great.