Text: Edgar Allan Poe (?), Literary, Broadway Journal (New York), October 11, 1845, vol. 2, no. 14, p. ???, col. ?

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Ollendorf's New Method of learning to read, write, and speak the German Language; to which is added a Systematic Outline of the Different Parts of Speech, their Inflection and Use, with full Paradigms and a Complete Table of the Irregular Verbs. By J. G. Adler, A. B. New-York: D. Appleton & Co.

The New Method of Ollendorf affords, unquestionably, the best means of studying the German. In no other grammar do we obtain so much information, so luminously given. His great merit is that he does not plunge in medias res, but begins at the beginning. He presupposes no knowledge on the part of the beginner. Other German grammarians take for granted, among other gratuities, an intimate cognizance of the English. The work before us is especially rich, too, in its system of idiomatic instruction — and in every respect is invaluable. We speak feelingly on this subject; for we have felt the [page 213:] thousand difficulties and ambiguities of other grammars, which have been written by good Germanists, certainly, but, at the same time, by indifferent metaphysicians. To instruct, demands a thorough metaphysical education.

We shall speak of this volume at length hereafter. — In the meantime we cordailly recommend it. It is admirably gotten up — printed with accuracy in large type, and neatly bound.