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REPLY1850

Russian Language

By J. M. (Oxford)

A James Heard wrote a grammar of this language, and published it at St. Petersburgh, in 1827. Mr. Heard also published a volume of *Themes*, or *Exercises*, to his grammar, in the same year. I am not acquainted with any other Russian grammar written in English. Hamonière published his *Grammaire Russe* at Paris in 1817; and Gr*e*tsch (not Gr*o*tsch) published (in Russian) his excellent grammar at St. Petersburgh about thirty years ago. A French translation appeared at the same place in 1828, in 2 vols. 8vo., by Reiff. In the *Révue Encyclopédique* for 1829, p. 702., some curious details will b…

Topics: Russian Language, Russian Literature, Grammar, Lectures

Locations: St. Petersburgh, Paris, Oxford, Russia