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Epochs of English Literature. By J. C. STOBART, M.A., late Assistant Master at Merchant Taylors' School, formerly Scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge. In nine volumes. Price Is. 6d. each.

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The aim of this series is threefold: First, to teach the History of our Literature in a rational and orderly manner; second, to illuminate the history of England by exhibiting the thoughts of its men of Letters in their own words; and, third, to display as if in a gallery some specimens of the inheritance into which every English-reading boy and girl has entered.

The Arnold Prose Books. A new series of representative selections from leading prose writers, each book confined to one author. A few explanatory footnotes have been added. 24 books, each 48 pages. Paper, 2d.; cloth, 4d.

1. Goldsmith.

2. Froissart.

3. Lamb.

4. Bacon.

5. Malory. 6. Gibbon. 7. Johnson. 8. Carlyle.

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Arnold's School Shakespeare.

17. Motley.
18. Napier.
19. Addison.
20. Prescott

21. Froude.

22. Thackeray

23. Washington Irving.

24. Emerson.

The volumes in this well

known series, issued under the general Editorship of Prof. CHURTON COLLINS, contain introductions, notes, examination questions, and a biography of Shakespeare.

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Arnold's Shakespeare Texts. The following volumes of "Arnold's School Shakespeare" may be had without notes or introduction. Faper, 6d. ; cloth, 8d.

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COUCH, Author of "Dead Man's Rock." "The Splendid Spur," etc.
New Edition, beautifully illustrated. Crown 8vo., Is. 6d.

Arnold's British Classics for Schools. Issued under the
General Editorship of Prof. CHURTON COLLINS, on the same lines as
"Arnold's School Shakespeare."
Paradise Lost. Books I. and
II. By J. SARGEAUNT, M.A., Assistant
Master at Westminster School. Is. 3d.
Paradise Lost. Books III. and

IV. By J. SARGEAUNT, M.A. 1s. 3d. Marmion. By G. TOWNSEND WARNER, M.A., Assistant Master at Harrow School. Is. 6d.

The Lay of the Last Minstrel. By G. Townsend Warner, IS. 3d.

ENGLISH

The Sesame Poetry Books. miscellaneous poems. Suitable for age. Seven books, each 48 pages.

The Lady of the Lake. By J.

MARSHALL, M.A., Rector of the Royal High School, Edinburgh. Cloth, 1s. 6d. Childe Harold. By the Rev. E. C. EVERARD OWEN, M.A., Assistant Master at Harrow School. Cloth, 25. Macaulay's Lays of Ancient Rome. By R. L. A. DU PONTET, M.A., Assistant Master at Winchester College. Cloth, Is. 6d.

POETRY.

A new selection of graduated children from six to twelve years of Paper, 2d.; cloth, 4d.

The Laureate Poetry Books. An entirely new series of selections from the best poetry, in thirty-four books. Each book 48 pages. Paper, 2d.; cloth. 4d.

Books I. to VII. contain Graduated Miscellaneous Poems.

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Laureata. A book of poetry for the young. Selections from the best poets from Shakespeare to Swinburne, with biographical notes on Authors. 224 pages. Crown 8vo., cloth, Is. 6d.

Poets' Corner. Selected verses for young children. Edited by RICHARD WILSON, B.A. Crown 8vo., cloth, Is.

A Book of Poetry.

200 pages. Cloth, Is. 3d.

Edited by M. B. WARRE CORNISH.
Also in Three Parts, paper covers, 4d. each.

Selections from Matthew Arnold's Poems. Edited with Introduction and Notes, by RICHARD WILSON, B.A. Cloth, Is. 6d.

Selections from the Poems of Tennyson.

Edited by

the Rev. E. C. EVERARD OWEN, M.A., Assistant Master in Harrow School. New Edition. Cloth, Is. 6d.

Patriotic Song. A Book of English Verse. Being an Anthology of the Patriotic Poetry of the British Empire. Selected and arranged by ARTHUR STANLEY. xxvii + 363 pages. Crown 8vo.

A Book of Scottish Poetry.

Cloth, Is.

2s. 6d.

Edited by M. B. SYNGE.

Edited by M. T. YATES, LL.D. Book II. for Seniors, Is.

Recitations and Dialogues.
Book I. for Juniors, Is.

GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION.

A First Précis Book. By G. A. F. M. CHATWIN, M.A., Assistant Master at Rugby School. Crown 8vo., cloth, price 2s. 6d.

This volume contains one hundred passages, prose and poetry, of about 600 to 650 words in length, from well-known writers, together with an introductory chapter, giving worked examples and instructions how to write a précis. It is specially suitable for London Matriculation and Army candidates.

Grammatical English. By F. W. G. FOAT, D.Lit., M.A., Lecturer in English at the City of London College, and Assistant Master in the City of London School. Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d.

The aim of the book is to supply a general introduction to the subject of English, in the form of practical assistance towards the formation of those habits of mind and the attainment of that permanent attitude of thought which are indispensable alike to the student of grammar and to those who must write and speak correctly in the ordinary business of life.

Exercises for Parsing in Colour. By EDITH HASTINGS, late Headmistress of Wimbledon High School. 160 pages, with Chart in Colours. Cloth, Is. 6d. Also in Three Parts, each containing Colour Chart, paper covers, 6d. each.

A new and original method of teaching grammar and analysis, by using coloured chalks to distinguish the parts of speech and their relations. Much time is saved, the lessons become a pleasure, and the logical force of grammar is realized.

A First Course in English Analysis and Grammar. By RICHARD WILSON, B.A. 144 pages. Crown 8vo., cloth, Is.

A complete course for junior pupils. The book is not divided into Accidence and Syntax, but both are taught together, the whole work being based upon Analysis.

Lingua Materna: Chapters on the School Teaching of English. By RICHARD WILSON, B.A. 216 pp. Crown 8vo., 3s. 6d.

Arnold's Language Lessons. Designed to teach the correct use of language without undue insistence on grammatical forms. In six books, in which the first three are for very young pupils, the later for those somewhat older.

Books I. and II., paper, 2d. each; cloth, 4d. paper, 3d. each; cloth, 4d.

Books III.-VI.,

Practical Spelling. Book I., price 2d. Book II., price 3d. The aim of these little books is to give a graded course of lessons which will enable the young pupil to reproduce correctly the words used by himself when speaking and writing.

Book I. Vowel sounds-easy words. Vowel sounds with harder consonant combinations. Groups of common words classified according to association in usage.

Book II. Rules with exceptions specially treated. be confused taught by means of illustrative sentences. according to subject. Etymological formation of words.

Words liable to
Words grouped

Passages for Dictation. Selected from the works of the best prose writers. Nearly one hundred and seventy passages. Iod.

The Word-Builder and Speller. By Sir J. H. YOXALL, M.P., and B. GREGORY. 64 pages. 3d.

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FRENCH.

Arnold's Modern French Book I. Edited by H. L. HUTTON, M.A., Senior Modern Language Master at Merchant Taylors' School. Crown 8vo., cloth, Is. 6d.

Arnold's Modern French Book II. Edited by H. L. HUTTON. Crown 8vo., cloth, 2s.

The visit of an English boy to France furnishes an opportunity for typical conversations of the kind a traveller needs.

These books are written on reformed methods, and contain a series of graduated Reading Lessons, followed by a carefully arranged Questionnaire, with Exercises for retranslation. At the end is an outline of French Grammar and a French-English Vocabulary.

Sound and Sentence Practice. A Practical School Course in Elementary French. In four parts. Price 6d. each.

Part I. By MARGARET H. JEMMETT, Wimbledon High School. Part II. By H. MACDONALD. Parts III. and IV. By C. W. MATTHEWS, Headmistress of Dulwich High School.

Elements of French Composition. By J. HOME CAMERON, M.A., Lecturer in French in University College, Toronto, Canada. viii+ 196 pages. Crown 8vo., cloth, 2s. 6d.

The central idea of this book is to practise the student in the use of French idioms by means of English exercises closely based on French originals, but varied sufficiently to insure that the nature of the idiom is clearly understood in each case. The preparation of such exercises involves much time and thought, and it is believed that no similar collection exists. Guardian.-"We can confidently recommend the book for use with middle forms as one of the best composition manuals that have appeared in recent years."

Grammaire Française. A l'Usage des Anglais. Par E. RENAULT, Officier d'Académie; Assistant Lecturer at the University of Liverpool. viii+ 360 pages. Crown 8vo., cloth, 4s. 6d.

A complete modern Grammar, written in French, emphasizing the difficulties which English students encounter, and conspicuous for the wide selection of illustrative examples.

Petite Grammaire Française.

8vo., cloth, Is. 6d.

Par E. RENAULT.

Crown

This book is specially written for junior classes, easy French words being used whenever possible. Accidence and syntax are treated together, and those parts of grammar are dealt with which a beginner needs.

A First French Course. By the late JAMES BOÏELLE, B.A. (Univ. Gall.), Officier d'Académie, Senior French Master at Dulwich College, etc. With Grammar, Exercises, and Vocabularies. Is. 6d.

A First French Reader. With Exercises for Re-translation and Vocabularies. Edited by W. J. GREENSTREET, M.A., Headmaster of the Marling School, Stroud. Crown 8vo., cloth, Is.

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