Графични страници
PDF файл
ePub

Spelling and Grammar.

*The Bible Word Book; or, the Rudiments of English Grammar taught by the Words of the Old and New Testament, classed according to the Parts of Speech, and arranged according to the Number of Syllables, 18.

The Compiler of this little Work has observed, that Children who are required to read the Bible before they can easily spell the words, not only lose much time, but, considering it to be a hard Lesson-book of Words, often use the Bible itself with little reverence, and habitually regard it with other feelings than those of pleasure and delight. The obvious remedy is, to provide a book which shall render it unnecessary to make a Lesson Word-Book of the Bible; and so to arrange in it the Words which the Bible con

* Bible Spelling Book, with many

tains, as to assist the learner in his progress from that which is easy to that which is difficult. A complete Index, in short, of every Word used in the Bible, is here put into the learner's hand; and if, at any future period of his life, he shall be desirous to know what any word is as to its sort, he will be able to obtain the grammatical information which he seeks, by a mere reference to the word, as it is alphabetically arranged, according to the class to which it belongs, and the number of syllables.

Wood-Cuts. Two Parts, 4d. each.

Easy Grammar for Children. By a Lady. 9d.

The Elements of English Grammar, as prepared for the Use of the

Chester Diocesan Schools. 4d.

* English Grammar. By the Rev. Dr. Russell, late of the Charter

House School. 1s. 6d.

No language can be more simple and intelligible than that in which the Rules of this Grammar are expressed, and the heaviness of a dull treatise is relieved by occasional queries from the Pupil. The construction of Sentences, and the force of the Prepositions and Conjunctions, are

illustrated by examples from the English Bible, while at the same time, the tone of the work is cheerful. Emphasis is treated very perspicuously; and the Grammar closes with most useful Questions on the Rules.

Elementary Reading.

* A little Reading Book. With
With many Cuts.

4d.

Bible Lesson Book, with many Wood-Cuts. Two Parts, 4d. each.
Easy Poetry for Children, selected by a Lady. 1s. 6d.

* The Instructor; or, Progressive Lessons in General Knowledge.

Under the general title of the Instructor, is comprised a series of little books, by means of which Children may be led through a progressive course of Exercises in various branches of Elementary Knowledge. These books may be put into the hands of such children as can readily spell common words, and read easy lessons.-The Instructor may, indeed, appear to be somewhat in advance of such scholars; but the object of the work is not only to fur

II.

nish reading lessons, but also to carry the pupil forward,-to impart information, and to exercise the mind.

As the series advances, the subjects gradually rise, though, of course, care is taken to keep the lessons within the comprehension of the children for whom they are designed. And at the end of each lesson is a series of Questions for the purpose of exercising the reader.

Vol. I. * Tales, Conversations, and Easy Lessons from History.
* Lessons on Houses, Furniture, Food, and Clothing.
* Lessons on the Universe; the Animal, Vegetable, and
Mineral Kingdoms; and the Human Form.

III.

IV.

ས.

VI.
VII.

*The Book of the Calendar, the Months, and the Seasons.
* Descriptive Geography, with Popular Statistics of the
various Countries and Divisions of the Globe.

*The Elements of Ancient History.

*The Elements of Modern History.

Each volume is complete in itself, and may be had separately, price 2s. The Work is also published in Parts, I. to XXXVI., at Four Pence each, and each Part is so arranged as to be complete in itself, with Questions for Examination on every Chapter.

[graphic][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][ocr errors]

Class Books.

Book, by George Ludlow, Master in Christ's

ntaining useful Information for young people on various subjects. The later been enlarged by a Dictionary of Scientific terms.

ar's Reading Book. Three Volumes, each comcopious Explanatory Index, Historical, Biographical, per volume.

liance with the
Society, whose
blication exactly

The arrangement is such as was thought best adapted to the purpose of the work; the first volume being more suitable for lower classes; the others for young persons in a more advanced stage of Education.

ontains Anecdotes, Apologues and Fables, Tales and History, and Natural Phenomena.

contains Biography, History, Narratives, Manners and and Moral Sayings, and Miscellaneous Articles.

contains Antiquities, Arts and Sciences, Geography, bus Pieces, Scripture Illustrations, Poetry, &c.

Money Matters, by the Author of Easy Lessons ity. 1s.

ated classes, grow atically mischievprejudices any one

may have casually imbibed, are often hard to be removed at a time of life when he imagines his education to be complete.

Reasoning. By the Author of Easy Lessons on

Time is one which course of elemenasses. That this attainable by all, difficulties than and Grammar-all r way as by experithe half of them y attentive reader, any distinct argu

ed.

The work has little claim to novelty, except as to the simplicity and familiarity of its form. But without making any discovery, strictly so called, of anything altogether previously unknown, it is possible-since discovery is a relative word-to be practically a discoverer by bringing within the reach of thousands some important branch of knowledge of which they would otherwise have remained destitute all

their lives.

"This is a complete little treatise, in familiar terms, and an elementary style, on Logic."-Warren's Introduction to Law Studies.

in; or, Popular Illustrations of the Structure and Body. With

ilding, one of the

cannot closely behe wisdom displayed mind elevated and

Wood-Cuts.

2s. 6d.

improved by a contemplation of that goodness which has provided everything so admirably adapted to the purposes intended to be fulfilled.

a Series of Familiar Pieces in Prose and Verse, oral influence on the Hearts and Lives of Young Persons. ng Christian; The Corner-Stone, &c. 38.

rt a direct and power

fchildren; such an in

. and industrious in the

improvement of their time, obedient and affectionate to their parents, kind towards their companions, and upright and honest in their intercourse with others.

oral Instruction. See p. 9.

p. 12.

Biography, p. 11.

Voyages and Travels, p. 11.

ge and Literature, p. 13.

and the Useful Arts, p. 14.

ral Reading, and Rewards and Presents, pp. 16, 19, 21. German, p. 23. Latin, P.

24.

Greek, p. 25.

Arithmetic and the Elements of Mathematics.
First Ideas of Number for Beginners. 1s. See p. 20.
Exercises in Arithmetic. 1s. 6d. See p. 3.

* Arithmetic taught by Questions.

The principal novelty of this Arithmetic consists in the Questions, by which the learner may be enabled to examine and teach himself. At the same time, it is thought that many Teachers may profit by the facilities which the questioning affords, and learn to ground those whom they

1s. 6d.

have been in the habit of teaching by rote. The Rules have been stated in short and easy sentences, and more than ordinary care has been taken to show the manner of the several operations.

Improved Arithmetical Tables, Practically and Decimally Arranged;

with Rules for Mental Calculations. 6d.

* Hints on Teaching Vulgar and Decimal Fractions. By the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man. 8d.

The Theory and Practice of Arithmetic, comprising all the usual Rules with their Proofs; Scales of Notation; Logarithms; Mensuration; Formula for calculating the Horse-power of Steam-Engines, Water-Wheels, &c. By W. H. Crank, late Mathematical Master, St. Mark's College, Chelsea. Strongly Bound, 4s.

This treatise was originally composed for the use of the pupils at St. Mark's College.

The questions, amounting to nearly four thousand, are original and will, it is hoped, from their number and variety, be found to afford snfficient practice in each rule.

Many rules not generally known, and original methods, are introduced in this work, more particularly for Multiplication, Division, Rule of Three, Practice, Interest, Fractions, Decimals, Extraction of Roots, and Mental Arithmetic.

* A First Book in Algebra, for Young Beginners. 1s. 6d.

* A First Book in Geometry, for Young Beginners, including Plane and Solid Geometry, and an Introduction to Trigonometry. 1s. 6d.

In this work will, it is believed, be found all the essential Propositions of Plane and Solid Geometry. The method of demonstration which has been followed is that of

The Figures of Euclid; with trical Exercises. By Rev. J. Edwards,

There is now, perhaps, no point in the course of education in this country more striking than the early introduction into our schools of the Elements of Euclid. But his propo

Euclid; but throughout, an attempt has been made to give it a character of greater simplicity, and thus to render it more generally available to the purposes of instruction.

Questions, and a Praxis of GeomeKing's College, London. 3s.

sitions, taken as a whole, contain a system, which is not, without very great consideration, sufficiently obvious to the youthful student.

A Companion to Euclid; being a Help to the Understanding of the First Four Books. With improved Figures. 4s.

The Elements of Euclid frequently prove insurmountable to such pupils as have not acquired habits of close application or have no natural taste for mathematical study. The

chief cause of this difficulty is perhaps the want of helps and illustrations. The present little work, it is hoped, may in some degree supply this lack of assistance.

Elements of Algebra. By Prof. Hall, King's College, London. 6s. 6d.

This work is chiefly intended for beginners in Algebra, and will be found to contain very numerous examples adapted to each subject introduced.

Yet although this intention of making the young algebraist skilful in what may be termed the mechanical part of his science has never been lost sight of, still the algebraic rules have been fully explained, and rigorously proved; so that the learner may not only become expert in the

use of symbols, but also may be enabled to give a reason for each step of the investigations he pursues.

In the First Edition, some subjects of considerable importance were omitted which are contained in the Second. These are Indeterminate Equations; Continued Fractions; the Theory of Numbers; Notation; and the series for the Calculation of Logarithms.

Euclid's Elements of Geometry. By Robert Potts, M.A. Trinity College, Cambridge. Octavo, 10s.

The text of this edition is taken from Dr. Simson's approved edition, with occasional alterations; but so arranged as to exhibit to the eye of the student the successive steps of the demonstrations, and to facilitate his apprehension of the reasoning. No abbreviations or symbols of any kind are employed in the text. ***To each book are appended Explanatory Notes, in which especial care has been taken to guard the student against the common mistake of confounding ideas of number with those of magnitude. A

selection of problems and theorems from the Cambridge Senate-house and College Examination Papers, is given. These are arranged as Geometrical exercises, and to a few only in each book the solutions are given. A brief history of Geometry is prefixed.

"The plan of this work is excellent."-Spectator. "We must be content with giving a short, but emphatic approval of the book as a beginner's text-book."-Athe

næum.

Class Books.

*The Class Reading Book, by George Ludlow, Master in Christ's Hospital School. 3s. bound.

A Series of Papers in Prose and Verse, containing useful Information for young people on various subjects. The later editions have been enlarged by a Dictionary of Scientific terms.

* The Church Scholar's Reading Book. Three Volumes, each complete in itself, and with a copious Explanatory Index, Historical, Biographical, Literary, and Scientific. 3s. per volume.

This selection has been made in compliance with the request of a Diocesan Church Education Society, whose Committee were not acquainted with a publication exactly suited to their views of what was required.

The arrangement is such as was thought best adapted to the purpose of the work; the first volume being more suitable for lower classes; the others for young persons in a more advanced stage of Education.

The First Volume contains Anecdotes, Apologues and Fables, Tales and
Narratives, Natural History, and Natural Phenomena.

The Second Volume contains Biography, History, Narratives, Manners and
Customs, Religious and Moral Sayings, and Miscellaneous Articles.

The Third Volume contains Antiquities, Arts and Sciences, Geography,
Topography, Religious Pieces, Scripture Illustrations, Poetry, &c.

* Easy Lessons on Money Matters, by the Author of Easy Lessons on the Evidences of Christianity. 1s.

Many, even of what are called the educated classes, grow up with indistinct, or erroneous, and practically mischievous, views on these subjects; and the prejudices any one

may have casually imbibed, are often hard to be removed at a time of life when he imagines his education to be complete.

Easy Lessons on Reasoning. By the Author of Easy Lessons on Money Matters. 1s. 6d.

The subject treated of in this little volume is one which has not usually been introduced into the course of elementary study for young persons of all classes. That this branch of study is requisite for all, and is attainable by all, and presents not, necessarily, any greater difficulties than the rudiments of Arithmetic, Geometry, and Grammar-all this cannot be so well evinced in any other way as by experiment. If the perusal of these Lessons, or the half of them fail to satisfy on this point any tolerably attentive reader, it is not likely he would be convinced by any distinct argument to the same effect that could be offered.

The work has little claim to novelty, except as to the simplicity and familiarity of its form. But without making any discovery, strictly so called, of anything altogether previously unknown, it is possible-since discovery is a relative word-to be practically a discoverer by bringing within the reach of thousands some important branch of knowledge of which they would otherwise have remained destitute all their lives.

"This is a complete little treatise, in familiar terms, and an elementary style, on Logic."-Warren's Introduction to Law Studies.

The House I Live in; or, Popular Illustrations of the Structure and Functions of the Human Body. With Wood-Cuts. 2s. 6d.

The House I Live In, is a curious building, one of the most curious in the world. **** You cannot closely behold it without being struck with the wisdom displayed in its design, nor without feeling the mind elevated and

improved by a contemplation of that goodness which has provided everything so admirably adapted to the purposes intended to be fulfilled.

Abbott's Reader; a Series of Familiar Pieces in Prose and Verse, calculated to produce a Moral influence on the Hearts and Lives of Young Persons. By the Authors of The Young Christian; The Corner-Stone, &c. 35.

The design of this Reader is, to exert a direct and powerful moral influence upon the hearts of children; such an influence as shall make them faithful and industrious in the

improvement of their time, obedient and affectionate to their parents, kind towards their companions, and upright and honest in their intercourse with others.

Religious and Moral Instruction. See p. 9.

History, p. 10.

Biography, p. 11.

Natural History, p. 12. Voyages and Travels, p. 11.

English Language and Literature, p. 13.

Popular Science and the Useful Arts, p. 14.

Books for General Reading, and Rewards and Presents, pp. 16, 19, 21.

French, p. 23. German, p. 23. Latin, p. 24.

Greek, p. 25.

« ПредишнаНапред »