“Castel Caprese.” käs-telˈ kä-presˈā; “Arezzo,” ä-retˈso. “Ghirlandaio,” gĕr-län-däˈyo. (1451-1495.) A painter famous for his invention. His chief works, “The Massacre of the Infants” and “The Death of St. Francis” are still preserved in the Sistine chapel. “Fuseli,” fūˈseh-le. (1742-1825.) A celebrated historical painter. “Monochrome,” mŏnˈo-chrōme. A painting with a single color. P. 386, c. 2.—“Sandro Botticelli,” bot-te-chelˈlee. (1440-1515.) An eminent Italian painter. His frescoes in the chapel of the Vatican are his most powerful works. “Cosimo Rosselli,” ro-selˈlee. (1439-1506.) “Perugino,” pā-roo-jeeˈnō. (1446-1524.) The master of Raphael. He received his name, “The Perugian,” from the work which he did at Perugia, where there still exist some of his best frescoes. “Raffaello Sanzio,” rä-fä-ĕˈlō sänˈze-o; “Pinturicchio,” pēn-too-rēkˈke-o. (1454-1513.) P. 387, c. 1.—“Francia,” fränˈchä. (1450-1533?) A celebrated Italian painter. “Fra Bartholommeo,” barˈto-lo-māˌō. * * * * * For help in pronouncing the Italian names which are so numerous in this paper, we give a set of simple rules for Italian vowels and consonants. _A_ like _a_ in father. _E_ like _e_ in met, more prolonged and open at the close of a syllable. _I_ like _ee_ in feet. _O._ Pronounce _roll_ and stop on the middle of the word, and it is precisely the Italian _o_. _U_ like _oo_ in root. _C_ or _g_ followed by _a_, _o_ or _u_, as in English, but followed by _e_ or _i_, _c_ has the sound of _ch_ as in cherry, and _g_ is like _g_ in gem. _Gn_ is like _ni_ in poniard. _Gl_ as in English, except before _i_, when it has the sound of _ll_ in brilliant. _S_ at the beginning of a word has the hissing sound, as between two vowels, or followed by _b_, _d_, _r_ or _v_, is pronounced like _z_. _Sc_, followed by _e_ or _i_, like _sh_. _Z_ like _dz_ in words which have _z_ in the English word; like _tz_ when preceded by _l_ or _r_, or followed by two vowels, and in nouns ending in _zzo_. Single consonants are generally soft; double consonants are pronounced in one sound, but stronger and more marked than when single. SELECTIONS FROM AMERICAN LITERATURE. P. 393, c. 2.—“En bloc.” In a lump. “Genre.” A style; a peculiar kind or species. “Du Maurier,” dü mōˈre-a. An English caricaturist who for over twenty years has been connected with _Punch_. TALK ABOUT BOOKS.