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Excerpt from Introductory French Lessons: Based on the Works of Emil Otto In the series of which this book forms a part, it holds the same place as the Kleinf. Franzosische Sprachlehre, by Dr. Emil Otto, that is, following the First French Book (for youngest pupils), and being more elementary than Otto's French Grammar (Bocher). It is thus adapted to the general plan of the Otto Series, and the materials of the Klcine Franzosische Sprachlehre have been used to some extent, by authority, in the preparation of the present book. It is offered as an attempt to present the essential elements of the French language in a simpler yet at the same time more systematic and complete form than has yet been done, for elementary teaching. Its plan does not go beyond elementary limits, yet within those limits it aims at thoroughness and precision. Essential improvement has been attempted in the statement and illustration of some of the more difficult points of grammar, and especially in the treatment of idiom - both French and English. The effort has been made, in a word, to place the most elementary instruction upon a basis more consistent than heretofore with the methods of a higher scholarship, and to make the earliest progress at once easier and more satisfactory, because more systematic. While adapted, as the title indicates, to the earliest work of the beginner, the book is also intended to meet the wants of the more mature student, whether as a brief handbook for essential use, or as an introduction to more advanced study. With this view, occasional matter is introduced, in the form of Note or Remark, connected with, but not essential to, the wain body of statement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.