D. APPLETON & CO: 8 PUBLICATIONS

French Beading Books.

Elementary French Reader :

With an Analytical Study of the French Language, Treatise on French Poetry, and a Dictionary of Idioms, Proverbs, Peculiar Expressions, etc. By J. ROEMER, LL. D., Prof, of the French Language and Literature in the College of the City of New York. 12mo, 297 pages.

"We invite attention to this new French Reader, which seems admirably adapted to the use of the student, and especially to the code of instruction and explanation with which it is introduced ; the whole forming, as we conceive, a book of exceeding value to both learners and teachers, and capable of greatly facilitating the labors of both."— N. T. Commercial Advertiser.

Roemer's Second French Reader :

Illustrated with Historical, Geographical, and Philological Notes. 12 mo, 418 pages.

This volume,'like the preceding one, presents a series of lively and entertaining extracts, calculated to stimulate the curiosity and enlist the feelings of the scholar in favor of the language. The selections are made from modern authors exclusively, and bear witness to the nice literary discrimination of the compiler. As a collection of elegant extracts, this volume is second to none; it has become a general favorite both with teachers and students.

Bremer's Polyglot French Header.

Modern French Reader :

With a Vocabulary of the New and Difficult Words and Idiomatic Phrases adopted in Modern French Literature. By F. ROWAN. Edited by J. L. JEWETT, Editor of Ollendorff's French Method. 12mo, 341 pages.

One object of this volume is to offer specimens of the French language as it is spoken at the present day, and presented in the works of the modern authors of France, without the risk of sullying the mind of the young reader by indelicate expressions or allusions ; another is to facilitate the task of the teacher by rendering the work attractive to the pupil; such selections have therefore been made as will, it is hoped, be interesting and entertaining to the young reader, while at the same time they will pron wecthy specimens of the peculiar style of their respective authors.

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French Conversation and Composition Books.

Guide to French Composition.

By GUSTAVE CHOUQUET. 12mo, 297 pages.

This rotarne is intended to serre as» reading and trtimhtWi book, a textrhook on Rhetoric, and * manosi of Reach Owiiposlta« and Cumanitiun The First Part comprises a treatise on Rhetoric, written in French, bat appficsbfe to all languages which wffl dtscip&ne the mind of the learner in the elaboration of thought» and train his judgment for ftoandmersry criticism. The Second Part is devoted to Composition proper; contains analyses and modek of narrations, descriptions, dissertations, letters, etc-, sad s list of subjects on which, after these models, the pimfl is leonired to try his i>oweri.

Conversations and Dialogues.

By GUSTAVE CHOUQUET. 16mo, 204 pages.

A phrase-book is essential to those who woold acquire an easy style of conversation in French. Such an anxffiaiy they will find in this work of Chouquet's, which embraces dialogues on daily occupations and ordinary topics, involving those idiomatic expressions that most frequently occur. The author displays judgment in his choice of subjects, and tact in adapting himself to the comprehension of the young. With a knowledge of the phrases and idioms presented in this volume, the student can take put In ordinary conversation with fluency and elegance.

French as Spoken in Paris.

By MADAME DE PEYRAC. 12mo, 252 pages.

u Comment on parle à Paris," or how they speak French in Paris, is certainly a very desirable thing to know; with the aid of this new and unique manual by Madame ds Peyrac, the knowledge may be gained without difficulty. Her volume is not intended for children, but for those who have partially acquired the language, and need only Cimiliarity with an elegant style of conversation. To invest the subject with greater interest, the form of s domestic romance is adopted. A variety of characters are introduced, and lively tableaux of French life and manners are presented. Teachers who are dissatisfied with the Headers they have heretofore employed are recommended to procare and examine this admirable volume, which has been warmly commended by critics and edacstors.

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Standard Beading Books for French Glasses.

Select Poetry for Young Persons.

By MADAME A. COUTAN. 12mo, 329 pages. Madame Coutan's collection, made during many yearg devoted to the tombing of Trench, embraces some of the choicest and best poetry in the language. While it is peculiarly adapted to young ladies' schools, there is no class of students or general readers to whom it will not prove an acceptable and instructive companion.

"This is an admirable compilation. The selections have been made with reference to purity of sentiment and poetic finish; the larger portion of the effusions are among the best of the best authors, including the names of Lamartine, Beranger, Victor Hugo, and other living poets of wide celebrity."— -y. F*. Commercial Advertiser.

The Adventures of Telemachus.

By FÉNELON. Standard Edition edited by GABRIEL SURENNE. 18mo, 393 pages.

Fénelon's world-renowned Télemaqub will always retain its popularity as a Reader for French classes, on account of the purity of its style, the interest of its narrative, and the excellence of its moral. The present edition is convenient in form, faultless in external appearance, and as correct as the editorial supervision of an accomplishsd scholar likt Subenne can make it.

Voltaire's History of Charles XII.

Carefully revised by GABRIEL SURENNE. 16mo, 262 pages. This Is a neat edition of Voltaire's valuable and popular History of Charles XIL, King of Sweden, published under the supervision of a distinguished scholar, and well adapted to the use of schools in this country.

New Testament in French.

According to the version of J. F. OSTERVALD. 12mo, 340 pages.

Those who desire a neat, convenient, and fkithfol version of the New Testament in French, either for school classes or home use, will find it in this edition, which has undergone the supervision of Ostervald, and has the sanction of the University of Edinburgh.