OPINIONS OP THE PRESS

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 largôr and mon 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 oan cordially recommend his work. Books for use in school or class are often compiled by othera than teachers, and the resuit 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 9 Journal. Feb. 2nd, 1878.

" This little book is a model both of cheapness and of complètent In 180 pages it gives beginners the principal rules of the French acci« ience, thus enabling them to practise conversation afiitt a very few

tessons. M. Buê* commences by a lîst of easy and userai words to ta learned by heart ; the elementary grammar cornes next, each chapter being followed by a vocabulary and two exercises. The reading lessons which terminate tire vohime are amnsing anecdotes of graduated diffîculty, and the vocabularies are so compiled as to preclude the necessity of a separate dictionary. The pnpil has thus in a very small duodecimo ail the help he requires towards a qaick and easy mastery of the éléments of the French language." — School Board Chronicle,

"M. Bué's • First French Book * is much to be commended. The lessons are very graduai, and the rules are explained with a simplicity fhat mnst greatly help both teacher and pupil. At the end of each lesson a short vocabulary, a model exercise, and a conversation are given. At the end of the verbs is a ' short chapter for the inquisitive,' which is well worth getting up, even by more advanced pupils. The chief merit of elementary ■ books of this kind lies in their arrangement, and in this respect we hâve seen no better book than M. Bué's." — School Guardian, Nov. lOth, 1877.

" A handy little volume, which may serve with advantage as an in* troduction to the study of more elaborate works." — The Piotorial World, Oct. 18, 1877.

" This is one of the best first-books to French that has ever been published. The diffîculties of the language are presented in a séries of exercises and lessons, throu^h which the student is led before he réalises that he has really had genuine diffîculties presented to him. The vocabularies contained in the book hâve been selected very skilf ally. A ' short chapter for the inquisitive ' is excellent. There is a French- Englisfc vocabulary containing nearly 1,500 words in most fréquent use." — Th Weekly Times, Oct. 14, 1877.

" This is a very excellent little work, and will be welcomed both in echools and for private teaching. It bears the impress of an experienced teacher ; and is marked with great care in pointing out the peculiarities of the language in construction, idiom, and pronunciation. The printing also deserves a word of notice, the variations in termination, &c, to which it is desired to call attention, being given in excellent bold type — so that the utmost use is made of the eye — probably the most powerful of ail sensés in assisting the memory, especially in the case of young pecple. There is no doubt that it will quite fulfil the author*s wish, modestly expressed in the préface, of becoming ' a useful and handy primer.' "— The London and China Express, Oct. 12, 1877.

" A great deal more of the information needed by a beginner than much larger works often contain, will be found in this little pocket grammar and exercise book. Only an experienced teacher could eo well anticipate the preliminary diffîculties and remove them firom the path of a young linguist as M. Bué has done in his primer.''— 2*Wi* Or.itwm. Sot. 10 f 1877.

PUBLIC 8CH00L ELEMEHTARY FBEICH GBAMIAB»

With Exercises. By A. Bracelet, Lauréat de l'Institut de France», . and adapted for English Schools by the Eev. P. H. E. Bbbttb, B.D.,. *and Gustave Masson, B.A., Officier» d'Académie ; Part and Frémit Examinera in the Université of London. Fifth Edition,

Fabt L— ACCIDENCE. With Examination Questions and

Cloth, 176 pages, small 8vo. With a complète Trench-] and English-French Vocabulary. Price ls. 6d.

Pabt IL— SYNTAX. With Examination Questions and Exercises* and a complète French- English and, English-French Yocatalttsjw Price ls. 6d.

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