ELEMENTS OF FRENCH COMPOSITION

AN ZÀST AND PBOQBESSIYB METHOD FOR THE TRÀNSLLTHOTX

OF BNGUSH INTO FRENOH.

WITir A COMPLETE VOCABULARY.

By V. KASTV&R, M.A.,

OgicieT ér Académie, Profeuor of French Language and JJteratttre in Quun^s

Collège^ London,

The pieoeat publication consiâts of two parts. In ihtjirêt part, a close comparison bas been attempted of the French and Englisb syntaxes, and while tbe principles common to both languages bave been but slightly touched upon, considérable stress bas been laid on tbe îdiomatic structure of French.

The changée introduced, in 1877, by the French Âcademy, îa the use of accents and the speUing of compound and f oreign words bave been carefnlly noted, and numerous exercises added, with a yiew of impressîng the Eules more deeply on the student's memory. To meet the requirements of the case, it bas been f ound necessary to make those Exercises consist chiefly of detached sentences ; but care bas been taken that each sentence should contain s<«ie interestîng thought, or conyey usefuL information. Commonplace and meaningless phrases bave been altogether excluded.

The second part indudes one liundred easy pièces for rendering into French (Anecdotes, Historical Facts, &c), each requiring half an hour of préparation.

*' Professer Kastner bas produeed a very scholarly work, and the very complète Tocabulary is not its least meritorious feature." — School Board CkromcU»

*' We think the book cannot fail to be very acceptable to teachers, and most useful to pupils." — Sehool Otutrdian,

<< The three Farts of which this manual is composed may be desoribod by the three degrees of comparison — good, better, beat." — Journal qf Education»

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