I. — Of the Séries as a whole

EDUCATIONAL NEWS.— ''The editorial conception is at once high and thorough : — (i) Each work contains suflficient matter for one or two terms' study, is interesting in its matter, literary in style, practical and useful in its vocabulary, and instructive regarding the life and manners of the country to which it relates ; (2) each * Introduction ' furnishes a short account of the author and his works ; (3) the ' Notes ' give, in a clear and concise form, such explanations as may aid in overcoming textual difïiculties, and in elucidating allusions — literary, historic'al, geographical, and idiomatical ; and (4) an ' Appendix ' contains word and phrase lists drawn from the reading, and to be used in drill ; vivâ voce exercises in syntax, founded on and involving the vocabulary of the text; composition, and a chapter on wordformation. Linguistic knowledge, conversational utility, and gênerai culture may thus introduce life and interest to the work of the class-room. The several spécial editors hâve implemented loyally, and to the full, this idéal in their selected volumes, which are intellectually refreshing, educationally worked out, and effective in every scholarly appliance skilfully put to use They are ail men of well-merited professional repute."

OXFORD MAGAZINE.—'' The need for vim voce practice and for translation from English into French has been appreciated by the editors of the séries, who hâve met it in an excellent fashion. We consider the appendices the most valuable features of the séries."

GUARDIAN. — "The four appendices claim especial notice, notably Appendix I., which contains lists of words and phrases for vivâ voce drill, each word or phrase having previously become familiar to the pupil in the pages of the story. We can think of no plan more likely to help a beginner to the acquisition of a good vocabulary than a careful use of this appendix."

SCHOOLM ASTER.—" The class-books, of which Coeurs russes is one, will introduce middle and upper fornis to spécimens of good modem French literature. We are glad of it, for many of the texts now used hâve been worked through ad navseam, while a wealth of literature useful for school purposes has been left untouched. We wish the séries wcll."

OXFORD MAGAZINE.—'' The method adopted by the gênerai éditer has been widely approved."

EDUCATIONAL TIMES.—'' In the ' Word- andPhraae- Books' we hâve the English and French (in parallel columns) of the words and phrases for vhd voce drill which form the first appendix to the texts in this French séries.''

SIEPMANN'S FRENCH SERIES.