WITH A COMPLETE VOCABULARY

By V. KASTNEE, M.A.,

Officier d’Académie, Professor of French. Language and Literature in Queen s College,

London.

The présent publication consista of two parts. In the Jlrst part , a close comparison has been attempted of the French and English syntaxes, and while the principles common to both languages hâve been but slightly touched upon, considérable stress has been laid on the idiomatic structure of French.

The changes introduced, in 1877, by the French Academy, in the use of accents and the spelling of compound and foreign words hâve been carefully noted, and numerous exercises added, with a view of impressing the Rules more deeply on the student’s memory. To meet the requirements of the case, it has been found necessary to make those Exercises consist chiefly of detached sentences ; but care has been taken that each sentence should contain some interesting thought, or convey useful information. Commonplace and meaningless phrases hâve been altogether excluded.

The second part includes one hundred easy pièces for rendering into French (Anecdotes, Historical Facts, &c.), each requiring half an hour of préparation.

“ Professor Kastner has produced a very scholarly work, and the very complété vocabulary is not its least meritorious feature.” — Schooi Board Chronicle.

“ Eléments of French Composition consist of two parts. In the first the French and English syntaxes are compared, and the idiomatic structure of the French is pointed out with much force and success. The second part includes pièces (about 100 in number) to be rendered into French, and are such as a very moderato scholar ought to accomplish within hall an hour. A good vocabulary is given at the end. We think the book cannot fail to be very acceptable to teachers, and most useful to pupils.” —Schooi Guardian.

“The three Parts of which this manual is composed may be described by the three degrees of comparison, — good, better, best.” — Journal of éducation.