An Easy Method for Beginners in Latin (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from An Easy Method for Beginners in LatinThe volume now offered to the public is intended to introduce the learner to such a practical and working knowledge of the Latin language as will enable him to read Caesar or Nepos with some degree of pleasure.The following are a few of the leading features of the work:1. This volume is not a mere companion to the grammar, but a practical guide for the pupil in the work of reading, writing, and speaking Latin. It approaches the language on its practical side. The very first lesson, without a word of grammar, introduces the learner to complete Latin sentences with verb, subject, and object. Thus at the very outset he finds himself already using the language. He is not only reading Latin, but actually writing and speaking Latin.2. The work is at once a Book of Latin Exercises, a Latin Reader, and a sufficient Grammar for the beginner.There is a growing conviction among teachers that the attempt to prepare boys to appreciate Caesar by means of a few short lessons and exercises is a failure - that to do this successfully requires a generous course in reading easy and interesting Latin. Indeed, in some schools it has been deemed wise to supplement the introductory Latin course by additional reading before entering upon the consecutive study of Latin authors. An attempt has accordingly been made to give this work sufficient size and scope to meet this reasonable demand.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.