I read several of the Bourbaki volumes when I was in school despite the facts that my command of French was very limited and that I was a novice in the subject

I read several of the Bourbaki volumes when I was in school despite the facts that my command of French was very limited and that I was a novice in the subject areas (e.g., set theory). I remember to this day the clarity of the exposition and the delight I felt as I made my way through the materials. Somehow the Mathematics seemed more understandable in French.