CONSTABLE'S EDUCATIONAL SERIES. FRENCH GRAMMAR. EDINBURGH: THOMAS CONSTABLE AND CO. HAMILTON, ADAMS, AND CO., LONDON. OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE. BY AUGUSTE BELJAME, PROFESSEUR DE LANGUE FRANÇAISE À ÉDIMBOURG, BACHELIER-ÈS-LETTRES ONE OF THE FRENCH MASTERS IN THE GRANGE-HOUSE SCHOOL, ЕТС. ЕТС. EDINBURGH: THOMAS CONSTABLE AND CO. HAMILTON, ADAMS, AND CO., LONDON. 1859. 303, c.16. PREFACE. THE object which the author has had in view in the following little book has been to furnish to schools a short, simple, and practical French Grammar. He has aimed at giving all that is necessary, and nothing superfluous or likely to confuse the mind of a beginner. No rules for pronunciation and gender have been offered, from the conviction that the former can only be learnt from a good master, and the latter by practice The irregular verbs have been presented in a new way, and one which will enable the pupil to master them with facility; while the explanations given will remove all serious difficulty as to the difference between the imperfect and preterite definite. If this volume be studied, along with the Exercises that form a sequel to it, the learner cannot fail to acquire a thorough knowledge of the principles of the French language. The author is indebted to Mr. Macleod, Professor of Modern Languages in the Edinburgh Academy, for several suggestions, and here begs him to accept his sincere thanks. EDINBURGH, 41, GEORGE STREET, July 1859. |
