French Conversation, Idioms, etc. (continued). Bué, H., First Steps in French Idioms, with Notes, Examination "Will be found extremely useful for students who wish to become acquainted with colloquial French. The words are arranged in alphabetical order, and the principal idiomatic phrases in which they occur are given, together with an English version. Excellent notes illustrate the origin of the various locutions, and a selection of one thousand sentences serves the purpose of examination tests."-School Board Chronicle. Bué, Jules, Class Book of Comparative Idioms, containing 1800 Idiomatic Sentences, in 3 volumes: English, French and German. Each volume separately (about 150 pages). Cloth "The Class-Book of Comparative Idioms' recently issued by Messrs. Hachette is intended to supersede the ordinary dialogues which are so extensively used in schools at the present day. The French phrases and their English equivalents being printed in separate volumes, the reader will be able to employ with great advantage the materials thus placed within his reach, either for viva-voce instruction or as subjects for written translations; and particular care has been taken to exclude obsolete, unusual, or slang expressions."-Saturday Review. s. d. 16 2 0 36 Chardenal, Practical Exercises on French Conversation, with Exercises, and Rules on French Grammar. 200 pages. Cloth 1 6 Chardenal, French Exercises for Advanced Pupils. Exercises on Rules and Idioms, Tables of Idiomatical Verbs, Sentences, Familiar Phrases, etc. (For full particulars see page 6.) Charlin, The Constant Speaking System. (For particulars see "Anglo-French Course" and the “Grammaire Intuitive," page7). Couillault, Grammaire simplifiée et Conversations françaises 20 (For full particulars see page 13.) Delbos, French Vade-Mecum for Travellers and Students. Compendium of Grammar, Words in constant Use, Vocabulary of useful Words resembling each other in English and French, Dialogues, Monies, Measures, etc. 16mo. Cloth IO 80 pages. A very practical compilation. The author has used the work for several years past with students preparing for the Civil Service, the Army and Navy Examinations, and the success he has attained therewith, emboldens him to make public what has long been used privately. Delmas, Tableaux Auxiliaires with Vocabularies for Systematic D'Oursy, Primer of French Conversation, Proverbs and Idioms. Echo Français. (See page 128.) Echo of Spoken French. (See page 128.) Füssli's Bildersaal. Familiar Word Pictures and Object Lessons with Vocabularies and Simple Phrases, for Practice in Conversation, Composition, etc. (For full particulars see page 131.) [Continued overleaf. French Conversation, Idioms, etc. (continued). Gouin Method (French Lessons on the), by F. THÉMOIN, B. ès L. Gourmand, Object Lessons in Spoken French and Commercial Hoffman and Tobie, Elementary Lessons and Exercises in Colloquial French. Pronunciation, Conversation, Reading Exercises, Dictation, Rhymes and Home Work. 34 pp. Cr. 8vo. Cl. o 9 The Lessons are intended to be taught in class by the teacher to the pupils, and not "prepared" by the pupils to be heard by the teacher. The Home Work at the end of each Lesson is of a recapitulatory nature. Full answers are expected from the pupils, who should be required to repeat accurately the wording of the question. As far as concerns Grammar, all that is necessary is that the teacher should, at his or her discretion, draw the pupil's attention to a few elementary rules, and only as these are exemplified in the Lessons. Lessons I to VII. are introductory; from this point they are based on the "Spring" picture from Hölzel's well-known Series of Conversational Wall Charts. (See pages 130 et seq.) Hölzel, Conversations françaises basées sur les Tableaux muraux d'Ed. Hölzel, par L. GÉNIN et J. SCHAMANEK. In 8 Parts. Price of each Part (See pages 137 et seq.) Hölzel, Leçons de Conversation française sur les Tableaux Julien, Voyage à Paris. Ready-made Sentences for Conversation Contains every element of conversation likely to be needed in shopping, travelling, and visiting; every conceivable situation in which an English tourist in France could find himself seems to have been provided for."-Lloyd's Weekly. Julien, Lessons in French Syntax adapted to Conversation. 256 pages. Cr. 8vo. Cl. (See under “ French Grammar,” etc., page 9.) Mariette, French and English Idioms and Proverbs: Vol. I. French Idioms (A-Fuyant). 230 pages. Cr. 8vo. Cl. Mayer, Manual of English, French and German Idioms, I O 26 333 996 3 6 Languages, arranged in alphabetical order. 366 pp. Cr. 8vo. Cl. 3 0 Perrot et Fau, 200 Images Faciles 30 Histoires en Images 34 Leçons de Choses en Images 30 Histoires en Images sans Paroles (For full particulars see page 130.) [Continued on next page. French Conversation, Idioms, etc. (continued). Richard et Quetin, English and French Dialogues. List s. d. In its improved form the little work cannot fail to prove extremely useful. . "In using the books I lay great stress on explaining in English clearly what you are going to teach to your pupils. After this I teach the nounsonly those which represent a thing that I can show or make my pupils touch. That is why I have begun my lessons with the class-room, since it is there that my pupils live with me. I am so convinced of the ease with which learners retain the words of which they have seen the exact representation that I make use of pictures of the things which I cannot bring into the class-room. Take for instance the dialogues relating to the church, to the table, to the greengrocer's shop, and if you have representations of everything you will find the advantages at once. They have only the words to learn; the rest will come naturally, and thus much time will remain for other exercises and for conversation."-Extract from the Author's Preface. Schoedelin, French Composition and Conversation. Cloth (See under "French Composition," page 22.) Smith, English Colloquialisms with their French Equivalents. "The majority of handbooks devoted to French and English Collo- "A large and useful collection for purposes of composition, evidently compiled with great care and trouble. Proverbs and proverbial expression are excluded."-University Correspondent. I 6 o 6 I O 26 - I 6 [Continued overleaf. French Conversations, Idioms, etc. (continued). Voca- s. d. Tarver, The Eton School French-English Dialogues. bularies, Familiar Sentences, Idioms, Conversational Exercises to be learned by heart, etc. H. TARVER, B. ès L., formerly Assistant-Master at Eton College. 260 pages. Crown 8vo. Cl. 3 6 Thémoin, French Idiomatic Expressions, Gallicismes, Proverbes et Expressions difficiles se rapportant à des Qualités et à des Défauts moraux et intellectuels; Gallicismes, Proverbes et Expressions difficiles se rapportant à des Choses plutôt matérielles; Noms propres employés souvent dans un Sens métaphorique, etc. Compiled and Edited by F. THÉMOIN, B. ès L., Principal of the Gouin Schools of Languages, London. 160 pages. Large Crown 8vo. Cloth net As explained in the Preface, the main feature here is that Idiomatic expressions which relate to the same class of idea are grouped together according to their sense, and linked into a connected text, instead of being merely printed in a detached alphabetical list. The advantage of this method is that as two or three different expressions often convey the same meaning, they are learnt in one and the same effort, and the connected text makes them easier to understand and remember. The volume contains more than 2,500 different expressions, all explained in easy and simple French, with Index at the end. It is intended for advanced students, who wish to understand French thoroughly, and will be found very helpful to those preparing for examinations such as the Diplo matic Service, the Army, Civil Service, Society of Arts, etc., etc. (For full particulars of M. THÉMOIN'S Books on the GOUIN METHOD, see pages 123, 124.) Thirion, 100 French Proverbs. Paper Cover Thoma, French Conversational Lessons. Compiled according b First Course. (Second Series). On the same Plan as the First Series. CA Journey to Paris. For the use of Tourists and Students of the Violet's Echo Français. (See page 128.) Whitfield, French Commercial Dialogues. (See page 31.) 2 6 0 2 0 6 0 6 - IO Washing Book (English-French), with Counterfoils in English, for Tourists, Travellers and others. Paper Cover "Excellent, and should be in the luggage of every one who crosses the Channel." DAGONET. The Referee. "No more loss of linen simply because you are in too great a hurry to look out the word in your dictionary for the various garments you send to the laundress. The little books are simply admirable.”—G. A. SALA.-The Manchester Evening News. French Correspondence, Commercial and General. Barten, A New Commercial Letter Writer in five Languages s. d. (ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, DUTCH, SPANISH). Remittances, Buying and Selling, Consignments, Accounts, Requests for Payment, Monetary Difficulties, Inquiries and Information, Bills for Acceptance, Letters of Recommendation and Credit, Market Reports, etc., etc.) : Demy 8vo. Boards Part I. English Text. 128 pages. Part III. Dutch Text. 154 pages. Demy 8vo. Boards Boards Boards. 5 3 5 3 O Boards. 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Conversation and Correspondence for Business Men and Schools, with Hints, Business Terms, Formula, Letters explained by two Translations, Reading Exercises, Vocabularies, etc., by C. BROWN, Senior English Master at the Paris Commercial Institute. 204 pp. Crown 8vo. Cloth 2 Carroué, A New Course of Commercial French, especially adapted to Commercial Technical Schools and to Candidates for the Chamber of Commerce, Society of Arts, and other Examinations. Containing Difficulties of Grammar, Circulars, Offers of Service, Letters of Inquiry, Buying, Selling, Banking and Shipping Business, Metric System, Commercial Conversations, A French-English and English-French Lexicon, etc., by CARROUE, Professor in the Ecole Municipale Supérieure, J. B. Say, Paris. 354 pages. Crown 8vo. Cloth "Would be distinctly in its place in every merchant's office. Gourmand, Object Lessons in Spoken French and Commercial 3 0 [Continued overleaf. |