Cornelia

by Mima Maxey, Edmund Giesbert (Illustrator)

Cornelia  is a first-year Latin novella about the imaginative adventures of a young girl in early 20th century America. As with all of the books in the series ( A New Latin Primer ,  Cornelia ,  Carolus et Maria , and  Acta Muciorum ), the story slowly increases in complexity chapter by chapter.  Cornelia  contains 554 unique, high-frequency vocabulary words which are understandable in the context of the story. There is a complete glossary at the back of the book as well as suggested Latin questions for each chapter.

78 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1933

Reviews

[C. A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Une bonne lecture latine progressive. L'histoire est celle de petits enfants américains du premier 20e siècle passionnés par l'histoire romaine (notamment les guerres). Les textes sont clairs et il est facile de distinguer ce qui est dit de l'Amérique de ce qui est dit de la Rome antique. L'introduction de nouvelles formes grammaticales et de nouveaux mots est si convenablement graduelle que le lecteur ne s'en aperçoit à peine.

[Eugenio Fouz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy reading in Latin language. Highly recommended to enjoy the impression of a fluent reading thanks to the useful glossary at the end of the book.

This copy is edited by the University of Chicago. The one I have printed in PDF has got around 58 pages, some illustrations -black and white-and best of all characteristics, the big size of letter.

I feel these kinds of easy reading enhance the knowledge of Latin by means of a story plot as well as the repetition of vocabulary.

[Daniel · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars for lots of comprehensible input, but the stories are pretty lame.

[Drew · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is great for those just starting out in latin! The vocabulary is very simple and repetitive, which is helpful for learning how the different word endings are used in context. There are also a few pictures throughout. I have a pdf scanned from a 1933 edition.
I've only been learning latin for a few months (casually) and I was able to read the first few chapters without even referencing my dictionary or conjugation cheat sheet. I'm currently halfway through & the sentences are becoming progressively more complex, but I'm still able to follow along easily.
The actual 'plot' such as it is, is pretty dull, but being able to just pickup a book in latin & read it is worth it

[Kevin Sheth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I knew it would be boring but it was really boring.