ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
STUDY AND STUDIO.
Irene Foy, 32, Osborne Terrace, Clapham Road, wishes to sell “Onyx” a Greek grammar, written by Irene’s father in English and Greek. Will “Onyx” please write?
Lem.—You will find the poem from which you quote an extract in Ezekiel and Other Poems, by B. M. (Nelson and Sons). It is there entitled “The Sea of Sorrow.”
Constance.—1. “Auf Wiedersehn,” means “till we meet again,” like the French “Au revoir.”—2. We always recommend Dr. Lemmi’s Italian Grammar, published at 5s. by Messrs. Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh; and Messrs. Simpkin, Marshall & Co., London. It is quite simple enough to be studied alone.
Soror.—We are sorry you have had to wait so long for a reply, but owing to the time at which we go to press, we cannot promise an answer speedily.
Nurse Petra.—The Jugend-Gartenlaube, 5s. a year, might suit you; but we advise you to write for a full list of German periodicals to Hachette & Co., 18, King William Street, Charing Cross, London.
F. E. Bartram.—Books on entomology appear rather costly; but you might begin with British Butterflies, Moths and Beetles, by W. F. Kirby, published at 1s.; or Sir John Lubbock’s Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects, 3s. 6d. Order at any bookseller’s.
Nydia.—It is not wonderful that a “first attempt,” especially as you have “never learnt how to set down music,” and are only sixteen, should be full of mistakes, too many to specify. It is absolutely impossible for you to hope to succeed without seriously studying the rules of harmony. At the same time we should judge from your pleasant and modest letter that such study would be by no means thrown away.