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A short but clear system of English grammar,with exercises of bad English, designed for the use of schools, and for those gentlemen and ladies who may want the assistance of a master. By H. Ward; School-Master in Whitehaven. With an appendix, containing I. An Exmaple of Grammatical Resolution. II. General Instructions for Reading and Speaking our Mother-Tongue, with Elegance, Propriety, and a good Grace. III. A Pronouncing Dictionary. IV. A Table of Abbreviations. V. An Alphabetical Introduction to the proper Choice of Words; wherein the Difference between those esteemed synonymous is pointed out.

Short themes;a freshman manual for the first semester,

Simplified elocution :a comprehensive system of vocal and physical gymnastics. Containing explicit instructions for the cultivation of the speaking voice ... To which is added a complete speaker, consisting of selections in poetry and prose suitable for recitations.

The Song-book of the school-room :consisting of a great variety of songs, hymns, and scriptural selections with appropriate music : arranged to be sung in one, two, or three parts ; containing, also, the elementary principles of vocal music, prepared with reference to the inductive or Pestalozzian method of teaching : designed as a complete music manual for common, or grammar schools

Sound and symbol,a scheme of instruction, introductory to school courses in modern languages and shorthand,

Sounds and their relations.A complete manual of universal alphabetics: illustrated by means of visible speech: and exhibiting the pronunciation of English, in various styles, and of other languages and dialects.

The sounds of spoken English :a manual of ear training for English students,

A synthetical grammar of the English language,adapted to the instruction of private students, containing rules and observations well illustrated for assisting the student to write with perspicuity and accuracy.

Thought-building in composition,a training-manual in the method and mechanics of writing, with a supplementary division on journalistic writing as a means of practice,

The writer's handbook, a guide to the art of composition, embracing a general treatise on composition and style;instruction in English composition, with exercises for paraphrasing; and an elaborate letter-writer's vademecum, in which are numerous rules and suggestions relating to the epistolary art.