CONVERSATION:
ITS FAULTS AND ITS GRACES;
OR,
THE BEST MANNER OF
SPEAKING, WRITING, AND PRONOUNCING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORRECTLY.
COMPILED BY
Rev. ANDREW P. PEABODY, D.D.
NEW EDITION: REVISED, WITH ADDITIONS.
16mo, cloth stamped, marble edge, pp. 150. 50 cts.
PUBLISHED BY
JAMES MUNROE & CO., BOSTON AND CAMBRIDGE.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS ON THE PREVIOUS EDITION OF THIS WORK.
“This is an exceedingly interesting little volume, and one which deserves to be carefully read and studied. It is not only a very interesting publication, but a very timely one. There is a tendency, even with people who know better, to use phrases which are far from correct, at first by way of fun, but gradually they come to be incorporated into general use. Dr. Peabody’s Address is very beautiful and sensible, and treats of the principle and sentiment of conversation from a high point of view. It is a very valuable compilation, and should have a wide circulation.”—Boston Daily Advertiser.
“This little volume is dedicated to American teachers, but it has words of wisdom worthy the attention of all classes in the community. We commend the work not only to those who have but little acquaintance with grammatical rule, but even to scholars, for even they sometimes are guilty of great enormities in English syntax. The name of Dr. Peabody is a full and sufficient voucher and authority in this case, and this little work deserves extensive circulation.”—Boston Evening Transcript.