Chapter VII: The Teaching of French and Its Popularity After the Restoration 381

French grammars after the Restoration--Pierre de Lainé, tutor to the
children of the Duke of York--The _Princely Way to the French
Tongue_--Guy Miège--His Dictionaries--His French Grammars--His method
of teaching--Rote and grammar--Miège's other works--Other French
Grammars--Pierre Berault--The universality of French--Supremacy over
Latin in the world of fashion and diplomacy--Position of French in
the educational world--The classics read in French--'All learning now
in French'--French recognized by writers on education--Projects for
reformed schools--Numerous French schools in and about
London--Villiers' school at Nottingham--Academies for
ladies--Academies for training gentlemen in the necessary social
accomplishments and for business--Effects of the Revocation of the
Edict of Nantes.

APPENDICES

I

CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF MANUALS AND GRAMMARS FOR TEACHING FRENCH TO THE
ENGLISH 403

II

BIBLIOGRAPHY, ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY, OF MANUALS FOR TEACHING THE
FRENCH LANGUAGE TO THE ENGLISH, FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SIXTEENTH
CENTURY TO THE END OF THE STUART PERIOD 410

INDEX 429