French Poetry for Schools, Families, etc. Easy French Poems for Reading and Recitation. 58 Short Pieces in Verse (with 2 Extracts in Prose) selected from the Works of Authors who have proved themselves particularly acceptable to Boys and Girls. With 70 specially drawn Pictures fully illustrating the text-matter, and Vocabulary of Difficult Words, Phrases, etc. Compiled and Edited by E. DUHAMEL, Directeur d'École publique. 48 pages, Small 8vo, neatly bound in limp Cloth The selections are well within the capacity of young pupils, whilst the numerous illustrations constitute an original feature of the compilation. These illustrations are not restricted to one general picture for each piece, but the different parts of a poem are specially visualised and separately treated in cases where the subject-matter embraces several leading ideas. The pictorial representations, therefore, if care. fully studied and analysed, will fix vividly in the mind the lines of the text, and the pupil's memory, thus stimulated, will retain effectively the ideas and, at the same time, the words which express them. French Nursery Rhymes. Poems, Rounds, Riddles, etc., printed in large clear type, with simple explanatory Notes. 90 pages. Crown 8vo. Cl. Choix de Fables de La Fontaine, Florian et autres Auteurs. With Biographical and Explanatory Notes (in French) and numerous Illustrations, by GUSTAVE DORÉ and VOGEL. 160 pages. Small 8vo. Cloth s. d. 0 4 I O - 09 Contains nearly one hundred fables specially selected for young pupils, including La Cigale et la Fourmi,' "Le Corbeau et le Renard," "La Grenouille qui se veut faire aussi grosse que le Bœuf," Le Loup et l'Agneau," "Le Lion et le Moucheron," Le Lièvre et la Tortue,' "L'Huitre et les Plaideurs," "Le Renard et la Cigogne," " La Mort et le Bûcheron," "La Brebis et le Chien,' "Le Pinson et la Pie," "Le Chameau et le Bossu,' La Guenon, le Singe et la Noix," "La Mère, l'Enfant et les Sarigues," etc. etc. Class Book of French Poetry for the Young. By P. BARBIER (University College, Cardiff). Crown 8vo. Cloth 80 pages. In selecting these pieces of French Poetry the Editor has had in view the purity and simplicity of the language. Most of the pieces contain moral lessons inculcating in the learner principles of honesty, probity, truth, or gratitude. I 3 -A Phraseological French-English Vocabulary of the less familiar Words, etc., contained in the above o 6 Gems of Modern French Poetry. Including typical Selections from contemporary Poets (F. Coppée, Th. Gautier, V. Hugo, A. de Lamartine, E. Manuel, A. de Musset, Sully-Prudhomme, A. Theuriet, etc.). With Chapter on French Versification, Biographical Notices and Vocabulary. By JULES LAZARE, B. ès L. 128 pages. Crown 8vo. Cloth "An interesting selection from poets of the century, including some old favourites, like Theuriet's La Chanson du Vannier,' De Vigny's La Frégate, La Sérieuse,' and Victor Hugo's 'Les pauvres Gens.' Victor Hugo is well represented, and there are pieces by Coppée and Verlaine. There is a short and useful introduction on French metre. Short biographical notices of the authors are given."-Educational Times. I 6 [Continued overleaf. French Poetry for Schools, etc. (continued.) Les Grands Poètes Modernes. Choix de Poésies à l'usage des lycées et collèges de Par J. BOITEL, Directeur de l'Ecole Turgot, Agrégé de Includes Selections from Théodore de Banville, Béranger, La Lyre Enfantine. Suited to English Children between 8 and 12. Compiled With Notes, etc., by E. B. LE FRANÇOIS. 72 pages. Cr. 8vo. Graduated French Poetry for Home and School Use. With Brief poetical extracts suitable for children of all ages. Compiled by Mme. G. ESCLANGON. 112 pages. (See page 57) Thirion, French Nursery Rhymes. With Musical Accompaniments. (For full particulars see page 90.) s. d. 26 I O I O 1 3 Thirion, French Poems for Children and Beginners. Containing short Sentences, common Words and Simple Episodes from the Everyday Life of a child. 32 pages. Paper Cover o 6 Poems containing long and grand words not to be found in the everyday talk of a child have been carefully omitted. The book contains only ordinary words; it is free from sentimentality, and quite up-to-date. "We have here a number of little poems suitable for children to learn by heart. It is claimed for them, and not without reason, that they are written in clear, simple and idiomotic French.' -Secondary Education. Petit Traité de Versification française. Par L. QUICHERAT. Rime- Hiatus-Elision-Synérèse- Enjambement Licences Poétiques Harmonie NombreCadence- Rythme-Vers de différentes Mesures-Vers libres-Stances-Strophes, etc. 144 pages. Crown 8vo. Boards, Cloth Back Chants et Chansons à l'Usage des Écoles. N.B.-Under no circumstances can these be sent out on approval. Bouchor et Tiersot, Chants populaires pour les Écoles à une voix. Paroles et Musique. Ire., 2e., et 3e. Séries. 3 Volumes, With Piano accompaniment. Ire., 2e., et 3e Séries. s. d. O IO 3 Volumes. Large 8vo, Boards, Cloth Back. Each Volume 4 0 Bouchor et Tiersot, Chants populaires pour les Écoles, à deux et trois voix. Paroles et Musique. 3 Volumes. Large 8vo., Boards, Cloth Back. Each Volume Bouchor et Tiersot, Tiersot, 50 Chants populaires pour les Écoles. (Selected from the above). Notation usuelle et notation chiffrée Bouchor et Tiersot. (Separate Songs): Aux morts pour la patrie, La fête des morts, Vive la rose, Chanson bretonne, Chanson flammande, Hymne des temps futurs, La chanson du Pêcheur, Les Vaillants du temps jadis, Noel aux champs, Sainte Geneviève. Each Melody harmonised for four Voices, with Piano Accompaniment (Simple, fairly easy, and could be used in English schools. Some of the melodies to which they are set are pretty and rather characteristic. This applies particularly to some of the Breton airs which M. Tiersot has adapted to the new words.) Brès (Mlle. S.) et Mlle. Collin, Vingt-sept Chants pour les Enfants. Paroles et Musique, accompagnées de Récits. Paper Brès et Collin, Soixante-six Chants pour les With English Metrical Verse Translation for four voices, and 1. Un Soir que les Bergers (While Shepherds on the Hill) 2. Il est né le Divin Enfant (Hail the Birth of the Child our King) 4 0 I O net Q 3 net 0 2 O 2222 3. Joseph et Marie (Joseph and Mary) net 0 4. On ne craint plus (We fear no more) 5. Noël nouvelet (Carol) 6. Les Anges dans nos Campagnes (Angels o'er our Meadows) net O Chants, etc., pour les Écoles (continued). E. Jaques-Dalcroze, Action Songs, etc. (in French). (La Marseillaise — Kiri-Kirican - La Ouvrage adopté par la Ville de la No. 1060. Recueil de 25 Chan- net 45. Le toute petite maison-Madam' la neige-La petite abeille-Le coucher de Bébé-Les souris se sont vengées -La promenade en poussette-Le jeu du chemin de fer-La visite chez la dame-L'omelette au chocolat-Réponse de la petite fille bien sage-La danse à la corde-Rivididititi. No. 12. Premières rondes enfantines. 16 Morceaux avec Texte explicatif. net 4s. No. 14. Nouvelles enfantines. No. 4. Chansons populaires ro- sons. net 45. Mon lac est pur-Plantons la vigneJ'voudrais bien me marier-Hum! Hum! -Quand le mai va venir-Sur la route de Nyon-La Farandole-Tire boulan -Le petite maison-Le soir... le matin -Mon hameau-En cherchant ma belle-Le cœur de ma mie-La fauvette -Les fillettes d'Estavayer-Vivons en chantant. No. 5. Chansons populaires romandes. 2nd Series. 16 chansons. net 45. No. 6. Six Chansons de Gestes. Etudes calisthéniques, avec Texte explicatif. net 45. No. 773. Dix nouvelles Chansons avec Gestes, avec Texte explicatif de la Mise en Scène. net 45. No. 17. Le Yeu du Feuillu, Scènes de Mai avec accompagnement de Piano. net 4s. No. 322. Mise en Scène avec Les petits volants-La petite linotte- MÉTHODE JACQUES-DALCROZE Pour le développement de l'instinct rythmique du sens auditif et du sentiment tonal. (For full particulars of the “Méthode" and List of M. Dalcroze's Songs in English, see pages 139, 140.) [Continued on next page. Chants pour les Écoles (continued) Combarieu, Le Chant Choral (Cours élémentaire et moyen). Rules-Elementary Exercises-Popular and Classical Songs for s. 1, 2 and 3 voices, with Piano accompaniments, including Compositions by J. S. Bach, Beethoven, Cherubini, Gluck, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Schubert, "La Marseillaise," etc. Demy 8vo. Boards Combarieu, Le Chant Choral (Cours supérieur). Méthode-92 Morceaux chosis-Airs populaires - Chants CONTENTS:-Préludes-Chants populaires par P. Dupont, Béranger, Willem, Caplet, Boieldieu,-Chants à deux parties par Mozart, Schumann, C. Saint-Saëns, Mendelssohn, J. S. Bach, Massenet, L. Ganne, etc.-Chants à trois et quatre voix par S. Bataille, Gluck, N. Isonard, J. Haydn, Beethoven, Weber, Schubert, etc. Danhauser, Chants pour les Ecoles. Recueil de petits chants à une voix. Paroles et Musique. In ten parts. Each Part d. I 6 Boards 4 The ten parts in one Volume. Paper Cover, 3s. 6d. . (Inscrit sur la liste des Ouvrages fournis gratuitement par la Contains over 80 charming compositions, including several Little Parlez-Vous. I 13 O Children's Operetta in two Scenes. By EFFIE MAGEE and W. H. JUDE, with Piano accompaniment net 1 6 The rhymes, set to very easy and bright little tunes, help to teach in a pleasant manner, many things-such as the Articles, the Auxiliary Verbs: "Avoir" and Etre," Pronoun, Days of the Week, Months of the Year, Colours, Seasons, etc. "La Marseillaise." Chant national français, Paroles et Musique de Rouget de Lisle. O 4 |