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First and only edition, very rare, of this answer-book to The French Master, or Elementary Grammar by the York language-teacher Maggi. 

Printed by W. Alexander and Son for the London booksellers Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy in 1823, Maggi’s French Master promised to teach ‘the whole of the Grammar in French’ within six lessons, with instruction in French followed by English phrases and sentences for translation.  The present work – which unlike its predecessor is available only from the author in York – provides the answers in French, from the simple phrases (‘Le jour’, ‘La nuit’, etc.) to short essays on ancient mythology and a history of England from the Romans to George IV. 

OCLC and Library Hub together find only one copy, at the British Library. 

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