Essential French Grammar

by Seymour Resnick

  0-486-23585-8

  INDIAN SIGN LANGUAGE, William Tomkins. Over 525 signs developed by Sioux and other tribes. Written instructions and diagrams. Also 290 pictographs. 111pp. 6 x 9¼.

  0-486-22029-X

  ANATOMY: A Complete Guide for Artists, Joseph Sheppard. A master of figure drawing shows artists how to render human anatomy convincingly. Over 460 illustrations. 224pp. 8 x 11¼.

  0-486-27279-6

  MEDIEVAL CALLIGRAPHY: Its History and Technique, Marc Drogin. Spirited history, comprehensive instruction manual covers 13 styles (ca. 4th century through 15th). Excellent photographs; directions for duplicating medieval techniques with modern tools. 224pp. 8 x 11¼.

  0-486-26142-5

  DRIED FLOWERS: How to Prepare Them, Sarah Whitlock and Martha Rankin. Complete instructions on how to use silica gel, meal and borax, perlite aggregate, sand and borax, glycerine and water to create attractive permanent flower arrangements. 12 illustrations. 32pp. 5 x 8½.

  0-486-21802-3

  EASY-TO-MAKE BIRD FEEDERS FOR WOODWORKERS, Scott D. Campbell. Detailed, simple-to-use guide for designing, constructing, caring for and using feeders. Text, illustrations for 12 classic and contemporary designs. 96pp. 5 x 8½.

  0-486-25847-5

  THE COMPLETE BOOK OF BIRDHOUSE CONSTRUCTION FOR WOODWORKERS, Scott D. Campbell. Detailed instructions, illustrations, tables. Also data on bird habitat and instinct patterns. Bibliography. 3 tables. 63 illustrations in 15 figures. 48pp. 5¼ x 8½.

  0-486-24407-5

  SCOTTISH WONDER TALES FROM MYTH AND LEGEND, Donald A. Mackenzie. 16 lively tales tell of giants rumbling down mountainsides, of a magic wand that turns stone pillars into warriors, of gods and goddesses, evil hags, powerful forces and more. 240pp. 5 x 8½.

  0-486-29677-6

  THE HISTORY OF UNDERCLOTHES, C. Willett Cunnington and Phyllis Cunnington. Fascinating, well-documented survey covering six centuries of English undergarments, enhanced with over 100 illustrations: 12th-century laced-up bodice, footed long drawers (1795), 19th-century bustles, 19th-century corsets for men, Victorian “bust improvers,” much more. 272pp. 5 x 8¼.

  0-486-27124-2

  FIRST FRENCH READER: A Beginner’s Dual-Language Book, edited and translated by Stanley Appelbaum. This anthology introduces fifty legendary writers-Voltaire, Balzac, Baudelaire, Proust, more-through passages from The Red and the Black, Les Misérables, Madame Bovary, and other classics. Original French text plus English translation on facing pages. 240pp. 5 x 8½.

  0-486-46178-5

  WILBUR AND ORVILLE: A Biography of the Wright Brothers, Fred Howard. Definitive, crisply written study tells the full story of the brothers’ lives and work. A vividly written biography, unparalleled in scope and color, that also captures the spirit of an extraordinary era. 560pp. 6 x 9¼.

  0-486-40297-5

  THE ARTS OF THE SAILOR: Knotting, Splicing and Ropework, Hervey Garrett Smith. Indispensable shipboard reference covers tools, basic knots and useful hitches; handsewing and canvas work, more. Over 100 illustrations. Delightful reading for sea lovers. 256pp. 5 x 8½.

  0-486-26440-8

  FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT’S FALLINGWATER: The House and Its History, Second, Revised Edition, Donald Hoffmann. A total revision-both in text and illustrations-of the standard document on Fallingwater, the boldest, most personal architectural statement of Wright’s mature years, updated with valuable new material from the recently opened Frank Lloyd Wright Archives. “Fascinating”-The New York Times. 116 illustrations. 128pp. 9¼ x 10¾.

  0-486-27430-6

  PHOTOGRAPHIC SKETCHBOOK OF THE CIVIL WAR, Alexander Gardner. 100 photos taken on field during the Civil War. Famous shots of Manassas Harper’s Ferry, Lincoln, Richmond, slave pens, etc. 244pp. 10 x 8¼.

  0-486-22731-6

  FIVE ACRES AND INDEPENDENCE, Maurice G. Kains. Great back-to-the-land classic explains basics of self-sufficient farming. The one book to get. 95 illustrations. 397pp. 5 x 8½.

  0-486-20974-1

  A MODERN HERBAL, Margaret Grieve. Much the fullest, most exact, most useful compilation of herbal material. Gigantic alphabetical encyclopedia, from aconite to zedoary, gives botanical information, medical properties, folklore, economic uses, much else. Indispensable to serious reader. 161 illustrations. 888pp. 6½ x 9¼. 2-vol. set. (Available in U.S. only.) Vol. I: 0-486-22798-7 Vol. II:

  0-486-22799-5

  HIDDEN TREASURE MAZE BOOK, Dave Phillips. Solve 34 challenging mazes accompanied by heroic tales of adventure. Evil dragons, people-eating plants, bloodthirsty giants, many more dangerous adversaries lurk at every twist and turn. 34 mazes, stories, solutions. 48pp. 8¼ x 11.

  0-486-24566-7

  LETTERS OF W. A. MOZART, Wolfgang A. Mozart. Remarkable letters show bawdy wit, humor, imagination, musical insights, contemporary musical world; includes some letters from Leopold Mozart. 276pp. 5 x 8½.

  0-486-22859-2

  BASIC PRINCIPLES OF CLASSICAL BALLET, Agrippina Vaganova. Great Russian theoretician, teacher explains methods for teaching classical ballet. 118 illustrations. 175pp. 5 x 8½.

  0-486-22036-2

  THE JUMPING FROG, Mark Twain. Revenge edition. The original story of The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, a hapless French translation, and Twain’s hilarious “retranslation” from the French. 12 illustrations. 66pp. 5 x 8½.

  0-486-22686-7

  BEST REMEMBERED POEMS, Martin Gardner (ed.). The 126 poems in this superb collection of 19th- and 20th-century British and American verse range from Shelley’s “To a Skylark” to the impassioned “Renascence” of Edna St. Vincent Millay and to Edward Lear’s whimsical “The Owl and the Pussycat.” 224pp. 5 x 8½.

  0-486-27165-X

  COMPLETE SONNETS, William Shakespeare. Over 150 exquisite poems deal with love, friendship, the tyranny of time, beauty’s evanescence, death and other themes in language of remarkable power, precision and beauty. Glossary of archaic terms. 80pp.

  0-486-26686-9

  HISTORIC HOMES OF THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTS, Second, Revised Edition, Irvin Haas. A traveler’s guide to American Presidential homes, most open to the public, depicting and describing homes occupied by every American President from George Washington to George Bush. With visiting hours, admission charges, travel routes. 175 photographs. Index. 160pp. 8¼ x 11.

  0-486-26751-2

  THE WIT AND HUMOR OF OSCAR WILDE, Alvin Redman (ed.). More than 1,000 ripostes, paradoxes, wisecracks: Work is the curse of the drinking classes; I can resist everything except temptation; etc. 258pp. 5 x 8½.

  0-486-20602-5

  SHAKESPEARE LEXICON AND QUOTATION DICTIONARY, Alexander Schmidt. Full definitions, locations, shades of meaning in every word in plays and poems. More than 50,000 exact quotations. 1,485pp. 6½ x 9¼, 2-vol. set. Vol. 1:0-486-22726-X Vol. 2:

  0-486-22727-8

  SELECTED POEMS, Emily Dickinson. Over 100 best-known, best-loved poems by one of America’s foremost poets, reprinted from authoritative early editions. No comparable edition at this price. Index of first lines. 64pp.

  0-486-26466-1

  THE INSIDIOUS DR. FU-MANCHU, Sax Rohmer. The first of the popular mystery series introduces a pair of English detectives to their archnemesis, the diabolical Dr. Fu-Manchu. Flavorful atmosphere, fast-paced action, and colorful characters enliven this classic of the genre. 208pp.

  0-486-29898-1

  MAGIC AND MYSTERY IN TIBET, Madame Alexandra David-Neel. Experiences among lamas, magicians, sages, sorcerers, Bonpa wizards. A true psychic discovery. 32 illustrations. 321pp. 5 x 8½. (Available in U.S. only.)

  0-486-22682-4

  THE EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD, E. A. Wallis Budge. Complete reproduction of Ani’s papyrus, finest ever found. Full hieroglyphic text, interlinear transliteration, word-for-word translation, smooth translation. 533pp. 6½ x 9¼.

  0-486-21866-X

  HISTORIC COSTUME IN PICTURES, Braun & Schneider. Over 1,450 costumed figures in clearly detailed engravings-from dawn of civilization to
end of 19th century. Captions. Many folk costumes. 256pp. 8 x 11¾.

  0-486-23150-X

  MATHEMATICS FOR THE NONMATHEMATICIAN, Morris Kline. Detailed, college-level treatment of mathematics in cultural and historical context, with numerous exercises. Recommended Reading Lists. Tables. Numerous figures. 641pp. 5 x 8½.

  0-486-24823-2

  PROBABILISTIC METHODS IN THE THEORY OF STRUCTURES, Isaac Elishakoff. Well-written introduction covers the elements of the theory of probability from two or more random variables, the reliability of such multivariable structures, the theory of random function, Monte Carlo methods of treating problems incapable of exact solution, and more. Examples. 502pp. 5 x 8½.

  0-486-40691-1

  THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER, Gustave Doré, S. T. Coleridge. Doré’s finest work; 34 plates capture moods, subtleties of poem. Flawless full-size reproductions printed on facing pages with authoritative text of poem. “Beautiful. Simply beautiful.”-Publisher’s Weekly. 77pp. 9¼ x 12.

  0-486-22305-1

  SCULPTURE: Principles and Practice, Louis Slobodkin. Step-by-step approach to clay, plaster, metals, stone; classical and modern. 253 drawings, photos. 255pp. 8 x 11. 0-486-22960-2

  THE INFLUENCE OF SEA POWER UPON HISTORY, 1660-1783, A. T. Mahan. Influential classic of naval history and tactics still used as text in war colleges. First paperback edition. 4 maps. 24 battle plans. 640pp. 5 x 8½.

  0-486-25509-3

  THE STORY OF THE TITANIC AS TOLD BY ITS SURVIVORS, Jack Winocour (ed.). What it was really like. Panic, despair, shocking inefficiency, and a little heroism. More thrilling than any fictional account. 26 illustrations. 320pp. 5 x 8½.

  0-486-20610-6

  ONE TWO THREE ... INFINITY: Facts and Speculations of Science, George Gamow. Great physicist’s fascinating, readable overview of contemporary science: number theory, relativity, fourth dimension, entropy, genes, atomic structure, much more. 128 illustrations. Index. 352pp. 5 x 8½.

  0-486-25664-2

  DALÍ ON MODERN ART: The Cuckolds of Antiquated Modern Art, Salvador Dalí. Influential painter skewers modern art and its practitioners. Outrageous evaluations of Picasso, Cézanne, Turner, more. 15 renderings of paintings discussed. 44 calligraphic decorations by Dalí. 96pp. 5 x 8½. (Available in U.S. only.)

  0-486-29220-7

  ANTIQUE PLAYING CARDS: A Pictorial History, Henry René D’Allemagne. Over 900 elaborate, decorative images from rare playing cards (14th-20th centuries): Bacchus, death, dancing dogs, hunting scenes, royal coats of arms, players cheating, much more. 96pp. 9¼ x 12¼.

  0-486-29265-7

  LIGHT AND SHADE: A Classic Approach to Three-Dimensional Drawing, Mrs. Mary P. Merrifield. Handy reference clearly demonstrates principles of light and shade by revealing effects of common daylight, sunshine, and candle or artificial light on·geometrical solids. 13 plates. 64pp. 5 x 8½.

  0-486-44143-1

  ASTROLOGY AND ASTRONOMY: A Pictorial Archive of Signs and Symbols, Ernst and Johanna Lehner. Treasure trove of stories, lore, and myth, accompanied by more than 300 rare illustrations of planets, the Milky Way, signs of the zodiac, comets, meteors, and other astronomical phenomena. 192pp. 8 x 11.

  0-486-43981-X

  JEWELRY MAKING: Techniques for Metal, Tim McCreight. Easy-to-follow instructions and carefully executed illustrations describe tools and techniques, use of gems and enamels, wire inlay, casting, and other topics. 72 line illustrations and diagrams. 176pp. 8¼ x 10.

  0-486-44043-5

  MAKING BIRDHOUSES: Easy and Advanced Projects, Gladstone Califf. Easy-to-follow instructions include diagrams for everything from a one-room house for bluebirds to a forty-two-room structure for purple martins. 56 plates; 4 figures. 80pp. 8¾ x 6. 0-486-44183-0

  LITTLE BOOK OF LOG CABINS: How to Build and Furnish Them, William S. Wicks. Handy how-to manual, with instructions and illustrations for building cabins in the Adirondack style, fireplaces, stairways, furniture, beamed ceilings, and more. 102 line drawings. 96pp. 8¾ x 6.

  0-486-44259-4

  THE SEASONS OF AMERICA PAST, Eric Sloane. From “sugaring time” and strawberry picking to Indian summer and fall harvest, a whole year’s activities described in charming prose and enhanced with 79 of the author’s own illustrations. 160pp. 8¼ x 11.

  0-486-44220-9

  THE METROPOLIS OF TOMORROW, Hugh Ferriss. Generous, prophetic vision of the metropolis of the future, as perceived in 1929. Powerful illustrations of towering structures, wide avenues, and rooftop parks-all features in many of today’s modern cities. 59 illustrations. 144pp. 8¼ x 11.

  0-486-43727-2

  THE PATH TO ROME, Hilaire Belloc. This 1902 memoir abounds in lively vignettes from a vanished time, recounting a pilgrimage on foot across the Alps and Apennines in order to “see all Europe which the Christian Faith has saved.” 77 of the author’s original line drawings complement his sparkling prose. 272pp. 5 x 8½.

  0-486-44001-X

  THE HISTORY OF RASSELAS: Prince of Abissinia, Samuel Johnson. Distinguished English writer attacks eighteenth-century optimism and man’s unrealistic estimates of what life has to offer. 112pp. 5 x 8½.

  0-486-44094-X

  A VOYAGE TO ARCTURUS, David Lindsay. A brilliant flight of pure fancy, where wild creatures crowd the fantastic landscape and demented torturers dominate victims with their bizarre mental powers. 272pp. 5 x 8½.

  0-486-44198-9

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  RUSSIAN-ENGLISH AND ENGLISH-RUSSIAN DICTIONARY, M. A. O’Brien. (ed.). (0-486-20208-9)

  SIMPLIFIED GRAMMAR OF ARABIC, PERSIAN AND HINDUSTANI, E. H. PALMER. (0-486-42475-8)

  MODERN CHINESE: A BASIC COURSE (Book Only), Faculty of Peking University. (0-486-22755-3)

  MODERN CHINESE: A BASIC COURSE (CASSETTE EDITION), Faculty of Peking University. 3 cassettes, manual (0-486-99910-6)

  MODERN CHINESE: A SECOND COURSE (Book Only), Faculty of Peking University. (0-486-24155-6)

  ELEVEN SHORT STORIES/UNDICI NOVELLE: A DUAL-LANGUAGE BOOK, Luigi Pirandello. (0-486-28091-8)

  INTRODUCTION TO ITALIAN POETRY: A DUAL-LANGUAGE BOOK, Luciano Rebay (ed.). (0-486-26715-6)

  NINE CENTURIES OF SPANISH LITERATURE/NUEVE SIGLOS DE LITERATURA ESPAÑOLA: A DUAL-LANGUAGE ANTHOLOGY, Seymour Resnick and Jeanne Pasmantier (eds.). (0-486-28271-6)

  1001 MOST USEFUL SPANISH WORDS, Seymour Resnick. (0-486-29113-8)

  GERMAN: How TO SPEAK AND WRITE IT, Joseph Rosenberg. (0-486-20271-2)

  EASY WAYS TO ENLARGE YOUR GERMAN VOCABULARY, Karl A. Schmidt. (0-486-23044-9)

  RUSSIAN STORIES: A DUAL-LANGUAGE BOOK, Gleb Struve (ed.). (0-486-26244-8)

  ELEMENTARY TURKISH, Lewis V. Thomas. (0-486-25064-4)

  DICTIONARY OF SPOKEN RUSSIAN, U.S. War Department. (0-486-20496-0)

  DICTIONARY OF SPOKEN SPANISH, U.S. War Department. (0-486-20495-2)

  CANDIDE: A DUAL-LANGUAGE BOOK, Voltaire. (0-486-27625-2)

  MANDARIN CHINESE DICTIONARY, Fred Fangyu Wang (two volumes). CHINESE-ENGLISH (0-486-42477-4). ENGLISH-CHINESE. (0-486-42478-2)

  ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY OF MODERN ENGLISH, Ernest Weekley. (VOLUME ONE: 0-486-21873-2, VOLUME Two: 0-486-21874-0)

  CHINESE CHARACTERS, Dr. L. Wieger. (0-486-21321-8)

  AN INTRODUCTION TO PORTUGUESE GRAMMAR, Edwin B. Williams. (0-486-23278-6)

  AN INTRODUCTION TO MODERN ARABIC, Farhat J. Ziadeh and R. Bayly Winder. (0-486-42870-2)

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  1 See also page 78.

  2 Usage of this secondary masculine singular form is explained on page 25.

  3 The feminine singular form of the adjective is given only in the cases where the masculine singular form does not end in a vowel.

  4 The infinitive is the form of the verb which corresponds to “to sing,” “to be,” “to have,” “to know,” etc. If you are not clear on this point, see the Glossary of Grammatical Terms.

  5 The il (elle) form of this verb is rompt.

  6 Reflexive verbs are also conjugated with être in the past indefinite and other compound tenses. See p. 51.

  7 Remember that the past participle of verbs conjugated with être changes endings to show agreement in gender and number with the subject of the sentence. Therefore, tombé is the masculine singular form, tombée the feminine singular form, tombés the masculine plural form, and tombées the feminine plural form. See page 40 for further discussion of this point of grammar.

  8 Me, te, se become m’, t’ s’ before a vowel or silent h.

  9 As discussed on page 40, the past participle of verbs conjugated with the auxiliary verb être agrees in gender and number with the subject of the sentence.

  10 The past participles of verbs conjugated with être change endings to agree in gender and number with the subject of the verb. (See p. 40.)