THE FIRST FRENCH BOOK. By HENRI BUÉ, B.-ès-L., French Master at Merchant Taylors' School, London. 1 Vol. 176 Pages. Cloth, price 10d. Tenth Edition. This small book, drawn up according to the requirements of the first year will prove of the most valuable assistance to all beginners. Adopted by the School Board for London, etc. It contains Grammar, Exercises, Conversation and Vocabulary. Every lesson is followed by a short dialogue for conversational practices The volume comprises the whole Accidence. The rules are stated in the clearest possible manner. A chapter on the Philology of the language, and some for reading and translation, a complete index, and two complete Vocabularies, follow the grammatical portion. moderate price and its completeness will make it one of the best books for use in our Middle-Class and National Schools and other large establishments. THE SECOND FRENCH воок. 1 Vol. 208 Pages. Third edition. Cloth, price 1s. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. Its One of "Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools" writes: "Thanks for your admirable First French Book, which seems to me remarkably well adapted, in respect of both scope and arrangement, for school use. It ought to be, and I think will be, largely adopted." "This is a book, small as regards size and price, but containing in quantity at least matter which would furnish forth far larger and more pretentious volumes. M. Bué's method and treatment are excellent; to any person unacquainted with French, but wishing to study that language, or to any teacher wishing to form classes for its study, we can cordially recommend his work. Books for use in school or class are often compiled by others than teachers, and the result is not always satisfactory. M. Bué is a teacher himself, and his lessons show that he understands the difficulties his brethren may labour under, and the best means by which they can be surmounted. We are glad to learn that the volume under notice has been adopted by the London School Board."The Irish Teachers' Journal. Feb. 2nd, 1878. "A handy little volume, which may serve with advantage as an introduction to the study of more elaborate works."-The Pictorial World, Oct. 13, 1877. PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL FRENCH CLASS BY PAUL BAUME. BOOKS. These particularly modern Works, which have been unanimously praised by the Press, and well received by the educational world, are especially adapted to preparing for Public Examinations. "Ni trop ni trop peu" has been the Author's motto, and the marked favour with which his various works have been received is a sufficient proof that he carried out his motto to the satisfaction o Instructors and Principals of Schools and Colleges throughout the United Kingdom. PAUL BAUME'S Practical French Grammar FOR THE and Exercises, USE OF BEGINNERS AND GENERAL CLASSES. Eighth Edition, Price 3s. 6d. **The chief features of the Practical French Gram mar are :· 1stly. Each page of practice faces a page of theory. 2dly. No dictionary is required. 3dly. It is constructed on the progressive system, each page of practice being as it were an examination paper on every previous subject. 4thly. The Rules, 142 in number, are short, and such as can be easily explained to young pupils. N.B.-Especial attention is directed to pages 6 and 7 of the Practical French Grammar, in which the system of teaching and manner of using the books are fully explained. Key To Exercises in Practical French Grammar, WITH HINTS TO TEACHERS AND ANNOTATIONS. Price 2s. 6d. α PAUL BAUME'S French Syntax & Exercises, FOR THE USE OF ADVANCED STUDENTS. Second Edition, Price 4s. **The chief features of the French Syntax are:1stly. Theory and practice facing each other. 2dly. The comprehensive nature of the practical pages, each containing a vocabulary of idiomatic, familiar, and colloquial expressions; quotations from French classics, illustrating the rules opposite; and, lastly, familiar English to be turned into French. N.B.-The French Syntax is intended to prepare for the higher class of public examinations, and should be used by those students only who are well acquainted with the accidence of the French language, and know the irregular verbs. The system and advantages of the French Syntax are fully explained in the preface. Key To the Translations and Exercises in French Syntax, FOR THE USE OF TEACHERS AND SELF-TAUGHT STUDENTS. Price 2s. 6d. "The appearance of a seventh edition of M. Baum's well-known grammar speaks for itself. It possesses distinctly a praiseworthy character of its own, marked chiefly by a just prominence given to 'practice,' a clear direct style of exposition, and a refreshing freedom from technicalities. It extends to 250 pages, is amply furnished with carefully graduated exercises, bestows due attention on the irregularities of the verb, and contains many well-selected lists of nouns .... Altogether this grammar is an admirable work of the kind, essentially designed for use, devoid of pedantic phraseology, systematic, and therefore simple. It may also be commended on the score of cheapness and of beautiful typography.”—Educational News. "The attractiveness of Syntax is fully given effect to by M. Baume, who illustrates the idiomatic peculiarities of Gallic construction in 1000 racy colloquialisms. The rules, which form the basis of his work, are simple and comprehensive, and their operation is unmistakably exhibited in 100 reading, parsing, and translating lessons. Some 40 of its 154 pages are taken up with preliminary rules of accidence and construction, a list of irregular verbs, &c., so as to obviate the necessity of referring to preliminary books, and to give to his present work a character of completeness. Its more extensive use in the schools would certainly be productive of excellent fruits."-Educational News. BRACHET'S PUBLIC SCHOOL ELEMENTARY FRENCH GRAMMAR. With Exercises. By A. BRACHET, Lauréat de l'Académie Française, and adapted for English Schools by the Rev. P. H. E. BRETTE, B.D., and GUSTAVE MASSON, B.A., Officiers d'Académie; Past and Present Examiners in the University of London. Tenth Edition. PART I.-ACCIDENCE, With Examination Questions and Exercises, Cloth, 176 pages, small 8vo. With a complete French-English and English-French Vocabulary. Price ls. 6d. PART II.-SYNTAX. With Examination Questions and Exercises, and a complete French-English and English-French Vocabulary. Price 1s. 6d. KEY TO THE EXERCISES. For Teachers only. Price 18. 6d. A SUPPLEMENTARY SERIES OF EXERCISES. VOL. II.-SYNTAX. (In preparation. KEY TO THE SAME. For Teachers only. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. (In preparation.) "A good school-book. The type is as clear as the arrangement."Athenæum, Jan. 6, 1877. "We are not astonished to hear that it has met with the most flattering reception."-School Board Chronicle, March 10, 1877. "We have no hesitation in stating our opinion that no more useful or practical introduction to the French language has been published than this."-Public Opinion, March 24, 1877. "England is fortunate in the services of a small knot of French masters like MM. Masson and Brette, who have, alike by their teaching and their school-books, done much for the scientific study of the language and literature of France. After successfully introducing into English form the 'Public School French Grammar,' in which M. Littré's researches are happily applied by M. Brachet so as to show the relation of modern French to Latin, MM. Brette and Masson here translate and adapt the Petite or Elementary French Grammar. That has at once proved as popular as the more elaborate treatise."-Edinburgh Daily Review, March 20, 1877. "Of this excellent school series we have before us the Public School Elementary French Grammar (1) Accidence, and (2) Syntax. Brachet's work is simply beyond comparison with any other of its class; and its scientific character is not sacrificed in the very judicious adaptation which has made it available for English students.—There is no better elementary French Grammar, whether for boys or for girls.”— Hereford Times, April 11, 1877. "Messrs. HACHETTE issue some valuable contributions to their series of French Educational works. M. Auguste Brachet is well known as one of the most scientific and learned of French philologists and grammarians, and the practical utility of his Elementary French Grammar is proved by the fact that the translation of it by the Rev. P. H. Brette, head master of the French School at Christ's Hospital, and Mr. G. Masson, assistant master at Harrow, has already reached a second edition."-The Scotsman, April 10, 1877. THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FRENCH GRAMMAR. Giving the latest Results of Modern Philology. (New edition.) 1 vol. small 8vo. 336 pages. Cloth. Price 2s. 6d. By A. BRACHET, Lauréat de l'Institut de France, and adapted for English Schools by the Rev. P. H. E. BRETTE, B.D., and GUSTAVE MASSON, B.A. EXERCISES. ACCIDENCE.-PART I. Price ls. 6d. SYNTAX-PART II. (In preparation.) KEY TO THE EXERCISES OF ACCIDENCE, by E. JANAU. For Teachers only, cloth, ls. ed KEY TO THE EXERCISES OF SYNTAX, by E. JANAU. (In preparation.) The present work cannot fail to be generally adopted for pupils who, having already a afficient knowledge of Greek and Latin, are able to begin the study of French through the medium of comparative grammar. Departing from the old routine of putting before children a mere series of rules of an apparently arbitrary character, and which can neither be explained or justified, M. BRACHET shows that historical philology accounts for every grammatical fact, whether rule or exception, and that even linguistic bizarreries, as we would deem them, have their raison d'être, if we only trace up modern French to its origins. OPINIONS. "The best grammar of the French language that has been published in England.”— PROFESSOR ATTWELL "St. Luke's Middle Class School, Torquay. "I have much pleasure in being able to compliment you on the publication of such an excellent work. The historical portion of the work is clearly brought out, and contains much valuable information. To all those accustomed to the preparation of our higher Examinations, such information is of the greatest importance, and I am sure it will be fully appreciated. The Transition from the Latin to the French of the present day is so clearly shown, that it reads more like a pleasing story than an exposition of grammar. The author has a happy knack of putting his details in a most interesting form; and he has certainly succeeded in proving that French Grammar is not so repulsive as some of the old cut-and-dried books make it. .-F. GARSIDE, M.A., Head-Master." "Uppingham School. "C'est bien certainement l'ouvrage le plus complet et le plus sérieux de ce genre écrit en anglais.-DR. L. PARROT." "University College, Aberystwyth. "The French Grammar seems to me thoroughly to justify its title, and to be one well fitted to be adopted in our Public Schools. It seems to be particularly valuable for its rational explanations derived from historical philology of irregularites which have hitherto had to be accounted for very imperfectly and unsatisfactorily. The explanation too, given of the endings of the future, etc., is admirable.-H. N. GRIMLEY. "The editors have doubtless sufficient reason for pinning their faith to M. Brachet's theory, although if we are not mistaken, his conclusions as to the small part played by the ancient dialects of Gaul in the formation of the French language are by no means unchallenged by etymologists of the present day. Any doubt on this point does not, however, prevent us from expressing our pleasure at the appearance of a book which, while retaining much of the suggestiveness of M. Brachet's work, is put into a form more suitable for our schools. We would give emphatic approval to the chapters upon the formation of substantives, adjectives, and auxiliary verbs, in which the origin of each termination is clearly explained."-Academy, Sept. 9, 1876. "The last and most scientific French grammar we know has just been published by Hachette & Co. It is entitled 'The Public School French Grammar,' by A. Brachet, adapted for English use by Dr. Brette and M. Gustave Masson. The Etymology and the Syntax are specially good, and the entire volume is admirable."-The Freeman. The Public School French Grammar' is a work of a very different stamp. We will not say that it is the ideal French Gr mmar, because, as we have already hinted, we do not believe in such a thing; but it is as good as any that we have seen. It is based on the researches of M. Brachet, that is of M. Littré, and aims at giving a rational account of the formation of inflexions and growth of forme in modern French by the he of their analogues in Latin.”—Athenæum, August 19, 1876 |