1, 3, & 5 Bond Street, New York. The Orthoepist, A PRONOUNCING MANUAL, Containing about Three Thousand Five Hundred Words. Incladtng a considerable number of tbe Names of Foreign Authors, Artists, etc., that are often mispronounced. BY Al-FRED AYRES. " As a remedial agency, for popular application to an evil which we all know to be widespread and constantly operative, this is one of the most timely issues from the press which we have had the good fortune to welcome for many a day. Within the compass of this little volume is placed at the com- mand of every speaker of the English tongue an aid to correct pronunciation which, if used, will be really invaluable. Scarcely one person in five thou- sand, or ten thousand, can claim to be without occasion for resort to the cor- rections offered in the pages before us. Indeed, whoever will take the pains to examine those pages will enjoy a continued succession of surprises at the multiplicity of the blunders of w^hich he or she is constantly guilty in the use of the mother-tongue. This conviction is carried home to the comprehension, not only by the arrangement of contrasted correct and incorrect pronuncia- tions, but also in explanatory notes which make clear the relations of the vowel-sound, the uses of the diphthong, methods of using the unaccented syllables, proper accentuation, correct employment of the aspirates, etc. The arrangement of the words is alphabetical, thus rendering reference particu- larly easy. The entire presentation is at once simple and direct, so that while the ripest scholar will find constant reward for study, the youngest stu- dent, or the man of affairs and the mother in her home, can not fail to com- prehend the nature of their own faulty pronunciations, and how they may, if they will, promptly apply a remedy. Such a manual ought to be in the hands of every intelligent person in the country, and at ready command in every household." — Damnport Daihj Gazette. " The book is an excellent one, which is likely to do more for the cause of good speech by directing attention to common errors than any work with which we are acquainted." — New Tork Evening Post, " It furnishes what will serve at once as a guide and as a standard for those who desire to have their practice in speaking English conform to the most approved orthoepical usage." — Eclectic Magazine. One vol., ISmo, cloth. Price, 91.00* For sale by all booksellers; or sent by mail, post-paid, on'receipt of price. D. APPLETON & CO., Publishers, 1, 3, & 6 Bond Street, New Yobk. APPLETONS' GUIDE-BOOKS. Appletons' European Guide-book, Containing Maps of the Various Political Divisions, and Plans of the Principal Cities. Being a Complete Guide to the Continent of Europe, Egypt, Algeria, and the Holy Land. To which are append- ed a Vocabulary of Travel-talk — in English, German, French, and Italian — ^an Hotel Appendix, and Specialties of European Cities. Completely revised and corrected each year. In two volumes, mo- rocco. Price, $5.00. Appletons' General Guide to the United States and Canada. Revised and corrected in the Spring of each year. In three sepa- rate forms : ONE VOLUME COMPLETE, pocket-book fOrm. Price, |2.50. NEW ENGLAND AND MUDDLE STATES AND CANADA. One volume, cloth. Price, $1.25. SOUTHERN AND WESTERN STATES. One volume, cloth. Price, $1.26. With numerous Maps and Illustrations. Appletons' Dictionary of New York and Vicinity. New edition each Summer, fully revised to date. With Maps of New York and Vicinity. Paper, 30 cents. This hand-book is invaluable both for strangers and citizens, as it contains a vist fund of Information on almost every conceivable gnbject iu and about New York, much of which is unattainable elsewhere. Appletons' Hand-book of Summer Resorts. New edition each Summer, revised to date. Illustrated, and with Maps. Large 12mo, paper cover. Price, 50 cents.

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1, 3, & 5 Bond Street, New York. The Orthoepist, A PRONOUNCING MANUAL, Containing about Three Thousand Five Hundred Words. Including a considerable number of tbe Names of Foreign Authors, Artists, etc., that are often mispronounced. BY Al-FRED AYRES. " As a remedial agency, for popular application to an evil which we all know to be widespread and constantly operative, this is one of the most timely issues from the press which we have had the good fortune to welcome for many a day. Within the compass of this little volume is placed at the command of every speaker of the English tongue an aid to correct pronunciation which, if used, will be really invaluable. Scarcely one person in five thousand, or ten thousand, can claim to be without occasion for resort to the corrections offered in the pages before us. Indeed, whoever will take the pains to examine those pages will enjoy a continued succession of surprises at the multiplicity of the blunders of which he or she is constantly guilty in the use of the mother-tongue. This conviction is carried home to the comprehension, not only by the arrangement of contrasted correct and incorrect pronunciations, but also in explanatory notes which make clear the relations of the vowel-sound, the uses of the diphthong, methods of using the unaccented syllables, proper accentuation, correct employment of the aspirates, etc. The arrangement of the words is alphabetical, thus rendering reference particularly easy. The entire presentation is at once simple and direct, so that while the ripest scholar will find constant reward for study, the youngest student, or the man of affairs and the mother in her home, can not fail to comprehend the nature of their own faulty pronunciations, and how they may, if they will, promptly apply a remedy. Such a manual ought to be in the hands of every intelligent person in the country, and at ready command in every household." — Davenport Daihj Gazette. " The book is an excellent one, which is likely to do more for the cause of good speech by directing attention to common errors than any work with which we are acquainted." — New Tork Evening Post, " It furnishes what will serve at once as a guide and as a standard for those who desire to have their practice in speaking English conform to the most approved orthoepical usage." — Eclectic Magazine. One vol., ISmo, cloth. Price, $1.00. For sale by all booksellers; or sent by mail, post-paid, on'receipt of price. D. APPLETON & CO., Publishers, 1, 3, & 6 Bond Street, New York. APPLETONS' GUIDE-BOOKS. Appletons' European Guide-book, Containing Maps of the Various Political Divisions, and Plans of the Principal Cities. Being a Complete Guide to the Continent of Europe, Egypt, Algeria, and the Holy Land. To which are appended a Vocabulary of Travel-talk — in English, German, French, and Italian — ^an Hotel Appendix, and Specialties of European Cities. Completely revised and corrected each year. In two volumes, morocco. Price, $5.00. Appletons' General Guide to the United States and Canada. Revised and corrected in the Spring of each year. In three separate forms : ONE VOLUME COMPLETE, pocket-book fOrm. Price, |2.50. NEW ENGLAND AND MIDDLE STATES AND CANADA. One volume, cloth. Price, $1.25. SOUTHERN AND WESTERN STATES. One volume, cloth. Price, $1.26. With numerous Maps and Illustrations. Appletons' Dictionary of New York and Vicinity. New edition each Summer, fully revised to date. With Maps of New York and Vicinity. Paper, 30 cents. This hand-book is invaluable both for strangers and citizens, as it contains a vast fund of Information on almost every conceivable subject iu and about New York, much of which is unattainable elsewhere. Appletons' Hand-book of Summer Resorts. New edition each Summer, revised to date. Illustrated, and with Maps. Large 12mo, paper cover. Price, 50 cents.

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