OPINIONS

" The best grammar of the French language tnat has been published in England."— Professob AttwbLl.

" St. Luke's Middle Olass School, Torquay.

" I hâve much pleasure in being able to compliment you on the publication of suoh am excellent work. The historioal portion of the work is clearly brought out, and contains much valuable information. To ail those aooustomed to the préparation of our higher Examinations. such information is of the greatest importance, and I am sure it will be folly appreciated. The Transition from the Latin to the French of the présent 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 détails in a most interesting form ; and he has certainly succeeded in proving that French Grammar is not so répulsive as sorne of the old cut-and-dried books make it . . .—F. Gabsidi, M. A., Head-Mastêr."

" Uppingham School.

*' (Test bien certainement l'ouvrage le plus complet et le plus sérieux de ce genre» écrit en anglais.— De. L. Pabeot."

"University Collège, Aberystwyth.

<( The Frenoh Grammar seems to me thoroughly to iustify its title, and tô be one well fltted to be adopted in our Public Schools. It seems to me particularly valuable for itsrational explanations derived from historioal philology of irregularities which havehitherto had to be accounted for very imperfectly and unsatisfactonly. The explanation^ too, given of the endings of the future» etc., is admirable.— H. N. Grxmlxt.

" The editors bave doubtless suffioient reason for pinning their faith to M. BraohetTgt theory, although if we are not mistaken, his conclusions as to the small part played by theancàent dialects of Gaul in the formation of the French language are by no means unchallenged by etymologists of the présent day. Any doubt on tbîs 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 gite emphatio approval to the chapters upon the formation of substantives, adjectives, and auxiliary verbs. in which the origin of eaoh termination is clearly explained." — Aeademy, Sept. 9, 1876.

" The lait and most scient\flc French Grammar we knoto has Just been published bf Hachette & Co. It is entitled 'The Public School French Grammar/ by A. Brochet, 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."— TA* Freeman.

" * The Public School French Grammar' is a work of a very différent stamp. "We wûl not say that it is the idéal French Grammar, because, as we hâve already hinted, we do not believe in such a thing ; but it ls as good as any that we hâve seen. It is based on the researohes of M. Brachet, that is of M. Littrtf, and aims at giving a rational account of the formation of inflections and growth of forma in modem French by the help of their analogues in lAtin."—Athenœum t August 19, 1876.

The combined sale of some fifteen thonsand copies of fhe two Grain* mars, in less than two years, is a eufficient proof that they hâve met a want felt by the persons for whom they were chiefiy designed.

The new and entirely revised édition, which is now being prepared, of the " Public School French Grammar " will be published in 1879, and tht Publishers hope that the work, in its new shape, will give the greatest satisfaction to ail scholars. The Publishers hâve to thank their numerous friends for the valuable hints which hâve reached them in référence to this work. The Exercises are arranged that they can be nsed for the présent and the almost new work.