. Experienced language masters -who use the direct method will
find it worth while to inspect German Free Composition, by Mr. A. M. Hayes (Dent, 2s. fld.). The League of Nations and kindred topics are included in the subject-matter of the exercises. Macmillan provides in Esparta, by Mr. A. Marinoni, a useful and delightful Spanish reader which describes briefly the language, history, and art of Spain. One new volume of Dent's Treasuries of French Literature, Les Milk et un Matins (1s. 9d.), edited by Mr. W. Ripman, which consists of twenty-five short stories by contemporary authors, will scare any unfortunate Fifth that tackles it ; but it may well be put, together with Selections from Marcel Proust, admirably edited by de V. Payen-Payen (Oxford, is. 6d.), among the books to be read after matriculation.
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