Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: R ousseau , J ean ‐J acques , Selections from the “Confessions” and “Reveries d'un promeneur solitaire.” Edited by Samuel Frederic Will and Paul Émile Jacob. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1937. Cloth. Frontispiece. Price, $1.20. Introduction, pp. vii‐xli; selections from the Confessions , 3–166; from the Reveries , 169–200; notes, 203–233; vocabulary, iii‐lv. V ogelpohl , W ilhelm , Von deutscher Dichtung: Ein Volks‐und Jugendbuch. (Zweite Auflage.) Leipzig und Berlin: B. G. Teubner, 1937. Boards. viii, 245 pp. Price, R.M.1.95. S eronde , J oseph, and P eyre , H enri (eds.), Nine Classic French Plays (Corneille, Molière, Racine). Boston: D. C. Heath and Company, 1936. Cloth. Illustrated. Price, $2.20. General introduction, pp. 1–7; bibliography, 8–9; Corneille (Le Cid, Horace, Polyeucte) , 10–254; Molière (Les Précieuses ridicules, Le Misanthrope, Le Tartuffe) , 257–497; Racine (Andromaque, Phèdre, Esther) , 499–700; vocabulary, 701–748. L a T our du P in , M me de , Journal d'une femme de cinquante ans. Texte choisi et annoté par André P. Pelmont. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1936. Cloth. Price, $1.20. Introduction, pp. vii‐xii; text, 1–179; vocabulary, 182–225. W endt , H. G., Max Dauthendey, Poet‐Philosopher. New York: Columbia University Press, 1936. (Columbia University Germanic Studies, edited by Robert Herndon Fife, New Series, Number Two.) Cloth. Illustrated. x, 177 pp. Price, $3.00. B ahret , R uth A., Spanish in Action. New York: Globe Book Company, 1936. Paper. Price, 67 cents (Cloth, $1.00). Preface, p. iii; Lessons I‐XII, pp. 1–162; facts about Spanish‐speaking nations, 163–178; appendix, 179–182; vocabularies, 183–223; index, 224–228; specimen examination papers. G reenfield , E ric V., A Brief Summary of French Grammar. Boston: D. C. Heath and Company, 1935. Cloth. iii, 106 pp. Price, 92 cents. S lezak , L eo , Meine sämtlichen Werke. Edited by Roy Temple House and Johannes Malthaner. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1937. Cloth. Illustrated. Price, 96 cents. Preface, pp. iii‐iv; text, 1–100; Fragen und Übungen, 101–138; vocabulary, i‐lxxiv. B aker , F lorence M., Las cuevas de Artá; A Tale of Mallorca. Boston: D. C. Heath and Company, 1936. Flexible Cloth. Price, 40 cents. To the Student, pp iii‐iv; To the Teacher, iv; text (with word‐lists and notes), 1–60; exercises, 61–68; vocabulary, 69–84. D yke , E. H art, and C ure , W. E. C apel : Outlined Stories for Oral Work in French. Boston: D. C. Heath and Company, 1936. Flexible cloth. Prefatory note, pp. 3–4; text (with footnotes), 5–64. Price, 40 cents. O xford R apid ‐R eading G erman T exts B ased on W ord ‐F requency .—I. M attheus , P eter , Krümel als Detektiv. Edited by H. D. Samuel. 64 pp. II. M ay , K arl , Der Pfahlmann. Edited by L. J. Russon. 62 pp. III. M alkowsky , E. F., Peter Kraft der Segelflieger. Edited by I. Finn. 63 pp. New York: Oxford University Press, 1936. Paper. Illustrated. Price, 30 cents each. C ioffari , V incenzo , Italian Review Grammar. Boston: D. C. Heath and Company, 1937. Cloth. Price, $1.36. Preface, pp. iii‐iv; text, 3–157; appendix, 158–160; vocabulary, 161–199; index, 201–202. S ethur , F rederick S., (ed.), Deutsches Lesebuch. New York: Prentice‐Hall, Inc., 1937. Cloth. Illustrated. Price, $1.60. Preface, pp. v‐vi, text (with footnotes), 3–187; vocabulary, i‐lxxiv. S tendhal , La Chartreuse de Parme. Edited by A. P. Pelmont. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1937. Cloth. Illustrated. Price, $1.50. Introduction, pp. xi‐xxi; text, 1–262; notes, 263–268; vocabulary, 271–346. C astillo , C arlos, and S parkman , C olley F. (eds.), Aventuras de Gil Blas. Boston: D. C Heath and Company, 1937. Flexible cloth. Price, 28 cents. To the Teacher, p. iii, To the Student, iv; text (with footnotes) pp. 1–40; exercises, 40–47; idioms, 48; vocabulary, 49–60.