FRENCH
Being aware ofthe objeetiorUf ofien ioo vieil foundêdf againtt Amenean éditions of Freneh books, on (tccount of their inaeeuraeieBy toe hâve iàken partieular pains in the printing of thefolloufing séries ; ana vte do not hesitate to affinny that in regard to correetness of Typographyy and the qxiality of the Paper and Binding, they are not surpassed by any similar toorks, vohether pvblished in this countr^ or in France,
Mapesca's Oral System of Teaching Freneh.
Iv. 8yo. $8.
The chief foature of this new System is, that it seeks to introduco jhe leamer of a language to its yooabolary by the same process which children foUow : by ieading him from the simplest éléments— the expressions and phrases needed in oor earliest expérience — gradaally np to the philosophy of the language. The beginning is made, therefore, noi with gramraar and the philosophie stmctore of the langoage, bat witb its simple words and sentences.
" The System for teaching languages discovered by Jean Manesoa ii the System of nature; it is the resnlt of twenty years* stndy and obser* vation of a snpcrior mind. In speaking of this admirable method, I de not speok at random, and withont knowledge ; I hâve stndled several Wingoa^res upon the system--the Freneh, the Spanith, Italian, Qennsn,
BOOK8 PUBLT8HSD BY HOE LOCKWOOD A 80V.
ir;i Latin I hîve ex^mined the various metbods employed in Europe^ and, fi om my own observtttion, 1 consider Manesca^H system infiiiîtely Baperi>r to aJl the varions mcthods which hâve been put forth by per- 80O8 seoking to abiidge the labor of learning lunguages. In fact, it ia the only method that I hâve yet seen thot deservcs the name of ststbii —for it ia a wholb, complète in ail its parts, based upou the law.s and principles which nature employa în teacting language to the youn^ miud, bnt embradng ail the parts of langnage, and only modifying . jatnre^s method, so far as to adapt it to mature âge, or to the mind that can reason, and bring the aid of reflection and thought to bear in the itndy of language ; whereas the ohild briiigs only instinct. * * * It commonoes by giving to the soholar some of the simplest éléments of lanjgoage, which he leams qoiokly and easily to use, phy^ically and mentally, as well as those of his own language. When thif ts donc, new éléments — ^that is, new words andideas — are added, which «re incorporated in a natnral way with those already known, and used with them ontil an equally perfect knowiedge of them is obtained. New éléments are progressively added at eaoh lesson^ nntil the whole language is leamed. With twenty years* expérience, Manesca ttuthodieed lançuaçe; he distributed ail the éléments in the manner the stadent should leam them, and -his system teaches him to read, to write, and io epeak at the same time."
" This is a new édition of a work which has already acqmred a repu tation 80 extended, that few oan be unacqnainted with its excellence over ail others for the acquisition of the French language. IJntil this work appeared, a few years since, little had been done to advanoe the icience of teoching foroign langnages. Those who were iutrusted witit this branch of éducation generally followed a routine handed dowu to them by their predecessors — ^a routine in which it was often required that words, sentences, and abstroct rules should be committod to memory, without presenting to the pupil an opportiimty for their use and Wf^icatin n . Alany intelligent teachers no doubt felt the inefficiency of such a method, but it appears to hav» been reserved for Manesca to ûnd out a new path which should lead to certain and successful résulté, and at the same time immeasurably rolieve tlie scholar. A atrikin^ peouliarity of tliis system, and by which it pre-eminently excols al) others that hâve evcr come within our-ilotico, is the importance it at taches to the spolen language, and the facility it présents to the schobu for the acquisition of tliis most important part of his pursuit.
Manesca's Philological Recorder, adapted to "Mancsca's Oral System of Teaching the Living Languages." 4toi. 76 cts>
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MeadowB' French and English Prononncing Dictionary
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This work is based on thc well-known Dictionary of Nuobnt, with many new words in gênerai use, in Two Parts : 1. French and English ; 2. English and French. Exhibiting, Tke Brommeiation of thê Freneh in pure English «wwkfo— The Parts of Speech — Gender of French Nouns — Kegular and Irrcgular Conjugations of Verbs — Accent of EngUah Words — ^List of the nsoal Cliristian and Proper Naines, and Names of Countries and Nations. To which are prcflxed, Principlea of French Pronunciation, and an abridged Grammar. Bj F. C. Meadows, m. a. of the University of Paris. New édition, revised and improved by Chables L. Pasmentdbb, M. A., Professer of th« French Language and Literatnre.
"The édition of *Mkadow8' Fbench Diohonabt' which is now submitted to the public, bas been considerably improved^ It contins a iist of Proper Names in most ordinary use, together with the names of Gods, Goddesses, Kings, Heroes, <&c., which are often met with in Works of Poetry, Mythology, and History, and uihich are not spdUd thê taitM in English as in French,
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" The efforts of the subscriber bave been mainly dovoted to ext«nding the usefulness of the work, by making snch additions to the labors of bis predecessors, as seemed nccessary to render it at the same time a eomplcte manual for the boginner, and, from its great copiousness, a valuable assistant to the investigations of the man of letters. Ho trusta that bis contributions to this end will not prove altogether profitiess to the cause of éducation." — Préface ly Phofsssob Pasmentieb.
Nouvelle Grammaire francaiBe, par Noël et Chapsal.
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Nouvelle Grammaibb française, sur un plan trés-méthodique, avec d« Nombreux Exebcices d'Orthographe, de Syntaxe, et de Ponctuation, tirés de nos meilleurs auteurs, et distribués dans Tordre des règles ; par M. Noël, Inspecteur-Général de l'Université, Chevalier do la Légion d'Honneur, et M. Chapsal, Professeur de Grammaire générale. Ouvrage mis an rang des livres classiques, adopté pour les Ecole» primaires supérieures et pour les Ecoles militaires. Nouvelle édition, revue et augmentée.
Tlie réputation of this popular Grammar is so well known, that to praise it woiild be superfluous. The présent is an exact reprint of rnK LAsT Paiîis EDHiON, and every eflTort bas been takcn to avoid tliose inHCCiir;icioii so oiten incident to American éditions of French bock».
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Leçons et Modèles de littérature française, par M Chapsal, Professeur de Grammaire générale, or Choiee Ex traetê in Proêe and Verse^ selected from the following irritera. 12ma 11.25.
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A revisod and improved édition, enriched witli Bîograpliioal and Critloal Notes, and with Sélections from Writâfê qf thi présent Urne,
de Siège de la Rochelle, par Mme. de Genlis 12ma 11
** Wo hâve read with great pleasore * Le Siège de la Rochelle,' and rtioommend it as nne of the beat bocks for translation tliere is publish-
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M. It Is oonBÎdered one of tho most popnlar of Mme. de Genlis^ work», wliose name is well known in Freuch literature. The narrative is intensely interesting) and will command attention to the dose. Though » work of fiction, the incidents are partly founded on fact : the historical scènes and charocters are correctiy drawn, and présent a £air view 6i this most eventful period of French history.
"Containing none but jast and mordL sentiments, it is admirably adapted to be used as a School Beadcr, and we trast that it will meet with the favor it deserves.'*
Le Vicaire de Wakefield, par Ooldsmith. 12mo. '75 cts.
In translating tliis beantifol English Classio into French, spécial oare bas been taken to preserre the beauty and simplidty of the style ; and we trust that tiie présent efifort to render it a School Beading Book will meet with &vor.
Œuvres Cc^nplètes de Molière. 2 y. 12ma 1834 pp. 12.00
Tliis édition contaîns ail the works of this great author, and is beautiftUly printed, on fine paper.
Œuvres Choisies de Molière : contenant La Bourgeois Gentil homme, Le Misanthrope, et Les Femmes Savantes. I8mo. 63 c. The éditer has carefully revised the text, and lias faithfùUy foUowed the moat approved Paris éditions. As to the Comédies selectcd, though many others of the same writer are at least equal, if not superior, in ment, it mnst be remembered that this is a Molière irUended for ichooU and for the use of yowng pertone^ and the sélection has been made in référence to that object.
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