SCHOOL Booxs.—A Practical French, Grammar, Part I., by Mortimer de
Larnsoyes (Regan Paul, Trench, and Co.), aims at simplicity and practicality. Rules, vocabularies, dialogues,. and exercises go on together, and it is intended that the pupil should make his ground firm as he advances. A second part is promised, which is to contain "A Short History of the French Language," a "Complete Syntax," and a numerous list of Gallicisms.—In Heath's "Modern Language Series (Heath, Boston, U.S.A.), we have A Compendious French Gram- mar, by A. Hjalmar Edgras, Ph.D. It has a clear and attractive appearance, varieties of type being skilfully used to bring out the points specially worthy of being observed and re- membered.—Army Examination Papers in French, 1876-1890, with a Comprehensive Vocabulary by John Francis Davis, D.Lit.. (Whitaker and Co.), is a volume the utility of which is sufficiently obvious.—We have also received Easy French Exercises on Elemen- tary Syntax, with Vocabulary, by A. M. M. Stedman, M.A. (Methuen and Co.)-4 New Elementary French Course, by F. E. Darqui (J. Hughes), aims at introducing the learner to the contemporary French. French classics "of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries" must not be studied. This sounds. rather Philistine kind of advice. Surely the first thing for which we read French books is to make acquaintance with the national classics, and to appreciate its national sentiment. —In German we have A German Colloquial Grammar and Composition Book, Part I., by J. Niederberger (Hachette and Co.) ; Bight-Translation: German, by E. McQueen Gray (Methuen and Co.) ; and from the same publishers The Companion German Grammar, by H. de B. Gibbins, Esq.—In Heath's "Modern Language Series" (D. Heath, Boston, U.S.A.), we have Selections for German Composition, by Charles Harris. Mr. Harris furnishes the help of notes and a vocabulary.—From the same publishers we have Schiller's Der Geisterseher, by Edward J. Johnes; Italian Passages for Transla- tion, with short Notes, by J. L. Bevir, M.A. The notes are at the end of the volume, so that they can be used or not, at pleasure. —In "The Parallel Grammar Series" (Swan Sonnenschein and Co.), we have a Second German Reader and Writer, by W. Stuart Ma.cGowan, B.A.—We have also received The Century Arithmetic, Complete (Blackie and Son).—In "The Pitt Press Mathematical Series" (Cambridge University Press), Euclid's Elements qi Geometry, I.-IV. Euclid holds his own, and has not given place to the new geometry; but new proofs, subsidiary propositions, and a number of exercises are added.—In Euclid's Elements of Gemetry, I., II, III., IV., VI., with portions of V. and XI., arranged by A. E. Layng, M.A. (Blackie and Son), the same plan of illustrating with notes, examples, and exercises has been followed.—We have also received :—Lessons in Applied Mechanics. By James H. Cotterill, F.R.S., and John Henry Hale, R.N. (Macmillan.)—A Treatise on Elementary Dynamics, by S. L. Loney, M.A. (Cambridge University Press) ; and from the same publishers, belonging to the series of "Pitt Press Mathematical Series," Elementary Algebra, by W. W. Rouse Ball.—Geometry of Position. By Robert H. Graham. (Macmillan.)—Solid Geometry, -including the Mensuration of Surfaces and Solids. By R. S. Heath, (Percival.)—Theatrical Mechanics. By R. H. Pinkerton, B.A. (Blackie and Son.)—Elementary Text-Book of Trigonometry. By R. H. Pinkerton, B.A. New edition, enlarged. (Same pub- lishers.)—Examination Papers in Trigonometry. By George H. Ward, M.A. (G. Bell and Sons.)—Astronomical Lessons. By J. C. Gore. (Sutton, Drowley, and Co.)—Of useful educational books of the technical kind are Maps and Map-Drawing, by William A. Elderton (Macmillan), and How to Shade from Models, by W. E. Sparkes (Cassell and Co.)
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