From the Publishers’ Note It will be seen that “New France and New England ” completes the story of the settlement and development of the colonies up to the point where Mr. Fiske’s “American Revolution ” has already taken up the narrative. It therefore gives a final unity to the sequence of remarkable volumes which he has devoted to American history. The lamented death of the brilliant author prevented him from giving the final touches to his work. Most of the material for it was delivered as lectures before the Lowell Institute during the last winter of his life; but only the first two chapters received his definitive revision. The third chapter was unfinished, but has been completed by a few pages, enclosed in brackets, and prepared in accordance with Mr. Fiske’s own memoranda indicating what incidents he proposed to include in the remaining paragraphs. The other chapters were in the form if carefully prepared lectures, but were not equipped with the side-notes and annotations. . . . From the third chapter onward, it has been thought best to provide such topical notes and references as may prove helpful to the reader. . . . Keywords: New France, New England, John Fiske, American Revolution, Death, Lowell Institute, Mr. Fiske, Lectures,

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