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"The present series is strictly limited to the French dramatic literature of the nineteenth century, and the specimens now before us contrast very favourably with a similar series published in Germany. The notes are of a more ambitious character, though strictly limited to what is absolutely necessary; the material execution is infinitely superior, and the whole series will, no doubt, occupy a select and permanent position in the library of every student of modern French literature.. One of the chief advantages of the new recueil is that it accustoms the reader to colloquial French, and familiarises him with the idiomatic phrases and constructions now in use."-School Board Chronicle.

"Nearly all these plays, it will be seen, are by leaders of the revolt against the classic drama, and they embody in themselves sufficient explanation of the success of that revolt. Each play is given in the form of a handy little volume, and is carefully edited with notes. The series deserves the attention of students of the French language and literature."-Scotsman.

"Cheapness and good print are not the only attractive features of this edition; it has a preface, giving a short and clear sketch of the plot of the play, and notes explaining the various idioms, which prove such stumbling-blocks in the way of beginners."The Navy.

XAVIER DE MAISTRE.

La Jeune Sibérienne; Le Lépreux de la Cité d'Aoste.

With a biographical sketch of the author, and grammatical and explanatory notes suitable for students preparing for Examination. By V. KASTNER, M.A., Officier d'Académie; Professor of French Literature in Queen's College, and one of the French Masters at the Charterhouse.

1 vol. 150 pages. Cloth, 1s. 6d.

SOUVESTRE, E.

Le Philosophe sous les Toits.
JOURNAL D'UN HOMME HEUREUX.

With Explanatory notes by JULES BUÉ, Hon. M.A. Oxford; Taylorian Teacher of French, Oxford; Examiner in the Oxford Local Examinations from 1858, etc.

1 vol. 232 pages. Cloth, price 1s. 6d.

MADAME E. DE PRESSENSÉ.

Rosa.

With grammatical and explanatory notes by GUSTAVE MASSON, B.A. Officier d'Académie; Assistant Master and Librarian, Harrow School; French Examiner at Charterhouse.

1 vol. 300 pages. Cloth, price 2s.

The difficulty of finding in the French language a really unexceptionable children's book is still often remarked; but Madame De Pressensé has, we believe, solved the problem. "Rosa" is a gem of its kind and it is not too much to say that it would be impossible to select a volume combining a healthier religious and unsectarian tone with greater literary merit.

The First German Book.

GRAMMAR, CONVERSATION AND TRANSLATION.

With a List of useful Words to be committed to memory, and Two Vocabularies. By A. LEOPOLD BECKER, Foreign Language Master, Blundell's School, Tiverton. Cloth, 196 pages. Price 18.

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

"It is not often that so perfectly satisfactory a first book as this comes in our way. Though it is strictly confined to the essential elements of the language, these are so clearly stated and so admirably arranged that, provided the lessons are, as the author requires, "thoroughly mastered," a good practical knowledge may be acquired. The classification of the nouns and verbs is at once theoretically correct and practically easy. The brief chapter explaining the philology of German and English, and that on the interchange of letters in the two languages, will be found interesting and useful. This neat little volume is printed in clear, bold type, and may be had for the moderate price of one shilling."-The Athenæum, October 9, 1880.

"The First German Book' seems to combine simplicity with clearness in an admirable degree."-Daily Chronicle, October 9, 1880.

"This neat little volume is strictly confined to teaching the elements of the German Language, and will prove useful alike to pupils in middle-class schools and to the selfstudent, who will value it as a useful and acceptable pocket companion. The various lessons appear to have been prepared with as much simplicity as possible, the aim of the author being to ensure the success of the learner by easy and agreeable stages.”— The Exeter and Plymouth Gazette.

"Mr. Becker is good on separable and inseparable prefixes; and we are glad that he gives a long vocabulary of words to be learnt by heart (which, by the way, he prints in English as well as in German character); the best German scholar we ever knew had laid his foundation by regularly learning sixty or eighty words a day."-The Graphic.

From Rev. C. S. BERE, M.A. (Oxford).

"The book is admirably constructed. It is gradual and simple, and does not overwhelm the young student at the outset of his study, with the many variations and exceptions with which each step is beset, but most of which need not be learnt till a fair acquaintance with a language has been attained. The sentences for translation,

in this book, are bright, natural, and not too numerous... The short conversations (sometimes varied by the introduction of proverbs and familiar sayings) are also in natural language. They are such as are likely to take place, and not imaginary ones, which no one ever dreamt of using.

"A good Vocabulary is added, and the book itself is very handy and easily used. Altogether we do not know a more attractive book for the study of a language difficult indeed of mastery, but inexhaustible in its treasures."--The Blundellian, October, 1880.

London: J. S. Levin, Steam Printing Works, 2, Mark Lane Square, E.C.

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