The lagoon fisheries of French Polynesia

A brief review is presented of the lagoon fisheries of the Tuamotu (especially Rangiroa) and Society Archipelagos, French Polynesia, with some emphasis on the role of traps and of social and economic factors affecting the distribution of fishing effort.

Report on some species of Palaemonidae (Crustacea, Decapoda) from French Polynesia

Based on material collected from French Polynesia and deposited in the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, the present paper reports 31 palaemonid shrimp species, which belong to the Palaemoninae (two genera, three species) and to the Pontoniinae (12 genera, 28 species), including six new species. The new species are: Izucaris crosnieri n. sp., Periclimenes alexanderi n. sp., P. josephi n. sp., P platydactylus n. sp., P polynesiensis n. sp. and P vicinus n. sp. Detailed descriptions and illustrations of the new species are provided. Besides the six new species, ten other species are recorded for the first time from French Polynesia: Exoclimenella maldivensis Duris & Bruce, 1995, Kemponia rapanui (Fransen, 1987) n. comb., Palaemonella crosnieri Bruce, 1978, P spinulata Yokoya, 1936, Periclimenaeus hecate (Nobili, 1904), P orbitocarinatus Fransen, 2006, Periclimenes aleator Bruce, 199 1, P paralcocki Li & Bruce, 2006, P uniunguiculatus Bruce, 1990, Pontonides loloata Bruce, 2005.

Strategic intelligence, Counter-Intelligence and Alliance Diplomacy in Anglo-French relations before the Second World War

Jackson, Peter, and Joe Maiolo, 'Strategic intelligence, Counter-Intelligence and Alliance Diplomacy in Anglo-French relations before the Second World War', Military History (2006) 65(2) pp.417-461 RAE2008

The French Second Empire: an anatomy of political power

Price, Roger, The French Second Empire: an anatomy of political power (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001), pp.x+507 RAE2008

Anglo-French and English Society in Chaucer's ?The Reeve's Tale?

Rothwell, W., 'Anglo-French and English Society in Chaucer's ?The Reeve's Tale?', English Studies (2006) 87(5) pp.511-538 RAE2008

Synonymity and Semantic Variability in Medieval French and Middle English

Rothwell, W., 'Synonymity and Semantic Variability in Medieval French and Middle English', Modern Language Review (2007) 102(2) pp.363-380 RAE2008

In Memoriam John French

Memorial Service.

An heroic bishop : the life-story of French of Lahore

http://www.archive.org/details/anheroicbishopli00stocuoft

For the faith, life of Just de Brenteniáeres, martyred in Korea, March 8, 1866; adapted from the French of C. Appert, by Florence Gilmore.

http://www.archive.org/details/forthefaithlifeo00appeuoft

The mission of the church. Translated from the French by A. V. Littledale.

http://www.archive.org/details/missionofthechur013324mbp

History of the missions. Translated from the French by Reginald F. Trevett.

http://www.archive.org/details/historyofthemiss013362mbp

Life of St. Vincent of Paul, founder of the Congregation of the Mission and of the Sisters of Charity / M. Collet... ; translated from the French by a Catholic clergyman.

http://www.archive.org/details/lifeofstvincento00colluoft