THE CHILDEEN'S OWN BOOK OF FRENCH COMPOSITION

A Séries of Easy Exorcises on Idiomatic Construction, adapted for the use of Young People.

Er EMILE D'AUQTJIER.

"With a Préface by Jules Bué, M.A., &;c. Price Is. 6d.

Can le used in conjunction wlth ihe " Clâldreris Owii French BooTc."

1 vol., small 8vo, cloth. 200 pages.

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS ON THE "CHILDREN'S OWN BOOK OF FRENCH COMPOSITION."

"The words ir.iitatlon auà variation indicate the writer'e melhod of teaching his yoimger pupils. Hé sets before thcm a séries of French phrases and sentences, then refers to rules andgives aid in making variations and putting them into French. We hâve oftea used the same plan aiid foimd it good. When connccted Tvith a narrative interest (as inthis cast)thismethodgives pleasure to young students/'—ÎTie Aihenœum, Aprjl 21 st.

'"The plan of this little book is sanctioned by M. Jules Bué, the Taylorian teacher of french, Oxford, in a préface Tvhich he has ■svritten for it certifying the good results ho has observed at esaminations to folio w from the use of the method adopted by M. d'Auquier in exercising his younger pupils. The System is to give an instance of an iiiiom, and then place alongside it several short English sentences involving the usé" of that idiom Ln a variety of ways. On first glancing at it we must confess we thought the System unscientific, but after further considération and an experiment or two, we are prepared to approve of it, and to agrée ynth the writer of the préface, who says that " a language is learnt more by practice than by rule." — Public Ojji?non, June 9th,

" This thoroughly useful guide to a knowledge of French composition may be strongly recommendei Excellent in ail respects." — Sunclay Time*, August 5th.

" An excellent t&xt-hook."— Chu rch BeUs, July 28th.