An introduction to French authors : being a reader for beginners

Van Daell Alphonse N. (Alphonse Naus) D. 1899

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• French language

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L08 ANGELES. CAUJOfiJ^lAINTRODUCTIONAN
TO
AuthorsFrench
BEING A
FOR BEGINNERSREADER
BY
ALPHONSE N. VAN DAELL
MARS. INSTITUTE OK LATE DIRECTOR OF MODERNPROFESSOR IN THE TF-CHNOLOOV,
IN THE BOSTON I'UIiLIC HIGH ANU LATIN SCHOOLSLANGUAGES
U.S.A.BOSTON,
& PUBLISHERSGINN COMl'ANY,
IS98Copyright, 1894
By ALPHONSE N. VAN DAELL
ALL KIGHTS RESERVEDcL^ \V
PREFACE.
NEW Reader be deemed a IA superfluity ; yetmay
venture one to theupon presenting public.
aIt has seemed to me that there be call for amight
book with short and suitable for the class-stories,easy
be an introduction to our bestroom that this book should
;
and contain such a of material thatauthors, gradedvariety
read should be to un-a student, having it, really prepared
notdertake difficult authors that the stories should be
;
from other but selections from the
adaptations languages,
of French a inworks Genuine writers, standinghaving
and therefore French inFrance, feeling.
I should rest satisfied to have bookmy judgedAlthough
more.on these I havelines, attempted something During
as a teacher of Modernof Languages,my years experience
I have often been to notice the utterreluctantly compelled
indifference of when historical information wasmany pupils
toin to nations. The conclusiongiven regard European
is thatwhich I have come after over thispondering subject,
lack ofthis indifference was caused a knowledgeby general
theto have been the link betweenwhich connectingought
thebits of information vouchsafed in orfoot-notes, by
It has seemed to not to maketeacher. me,always wrong
of for im-use of the hours devoted to the languagestudy
nationat least some of the of theparting knowledge history
not the aim ofwhose is studied. Haslanguage being
(Jerman been to entertain thelessons in French andmanyIV PREFACE.
Students rather than to arouse their interest ? I am con-
far to awaken theirvinced that it is better dormant curiosity
for for all the forms of Frenchhigher literature,history,
hitherto seem to have been in favor of thewhich neglected
novel. In students must believe that thefact, many young
books worth in French are novels andonly reading plays.
aThis Reader has a second ofpart comprising summary
of a short of thatthe France,Geography History country,
and a some idea of its Constitutionchapter givingfinally
and mode of The historical togovernment. part, extending
the is a literal or conden-1789, nearly reproductionyear
sation of one of Ernest Lavisse's admirable little books.
in the bookCertain liberties takennecessarily adapting
have alone me from sub-for American Schools prevented
the illustrious author's name. for a mostBesides,scribing
to the I was1789 present day),important period (from
thrown on own resources.altogether my
It me to state that I have receivedgives great pleasure
for the use I have madeMr. Lavisse's cordial authorization
of his book.
I am here thanks to Messrs. C.to J.happy express my
Frank W. and W. MastersCapen, Freeborn, George Rollins,
in the Boston Latin who have me their kindSchool, given
in thehelp revising proofs.
N. vanAlphonse Daell.
Cambridge, June, 1894.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
*The marked with a arejjicces poetry.
I'AGE
D^VOUEMENT ET Recunnaissanck. Edoiuird Kocherolle i
* AlMEZ LES Chami'S. Victor de Liipnu/c 3
Denise ET Antonin. Bcrqnin 3
* La Fermiere. MoreauJlSgesippe 5
IIiSTOiRE d'une Hirondelle. Edoiuird KochcrolU
7
*CoMBlEN Douce Souvenance. Chateaubriand. 11j'ai
Le Chien de Charles Nodier 121!ris<jUET.
* Saint Nicolas. AicardJean 15
Le PoETE ET LE ClilEN PARASITE. 16
JlliesJaniu
* La Priere. de Latnartine 21Alpho)ise
La Pati'E de Uindon. Ernest 22-Wilfrid Legonvi
* Habit.MoN Biranger 27
Le Neveu de la Fruitiere. Moreau 28Hegisippe
Effrayante. Paul-Louis CouvrierIIistoire 35
LotiMa Mere. Pierre 40
PlenriLa Visite du Docteur. Murger 15
AudcbraudLe Faisan Dork. J'hilibert 57
FoKT. Victor*CE SIECLE est (JRA.N'I) K 1' S2Ilugo
Ernest KenanLa Petite Noe.mi. S4
La Mksange 15leue. Elie Berthet SG
N'olRAUD. Ludoi'ic I/alhy 93
* Le Vase UrisI^. 102Sully-Prudhomme
La Normandie. Michelet 103
Of;OGRAI'IIIE DE LA FRANCE II7
Rl^;suMf; d'IIistoire de France 127
(JUUVERNKMENT DE LA FRANCE 16.S
VOCAULLAIKE I 75THIS READER.HOW TO USE
into two distinctI. The book is divided ;parts they
at the same theshould be taken time; easy languageup
is suitable forof the historical perfectly beginners.part
ofon which are found theII. The Geographypages
with beand its ConstitutionFrance should, classes,many
not advise to have themfor reference I wouldused
;only
as a lesson in translation.
assigned
and of France will furnishTheIII. Geography History
exercisesfor conversationalmaterial as a basis ;admirable
Frenchthecan also be used for written exercises,they
thedictated or furnished teacher,either byquestions being
at leisure.and the answeringpupils
in connection withThe Reader be used anyIV. may
avoided.book beenreference to a havingspecialgrammar,