Latin for Beginners

by Benjamin Leonard d'Ooge, Thomas Babington Macaulay (Contributor), Clark L. Highsmith (Editor)

Now in the public domain, Latin for Beginners, by Benjamin L. D'ooge, Ph.D. was originally published in 1909. The Centurion Edition celebrates the 100th anniversary of the publication of the Latin classic. The text has been retypeset and formatted. All the original illustrations and plates have been included (in black and white). While great effort has been made to remain faithful to the original published work, some formatting changes were necessary. Special vocabularies have been moved from the appendix and placed with their respective lessons. Exercises have been reformatted from paragraphs into numbered lists. Some of the irregular verb forms are now located in the lesson material in addition to the appendix. A new index has been generated. As a bonus, included after the reading material, is the ballad of Horatius from The Lays of Rome by Thomas Babbington Macaulay. As this was a classroom text, no answer key was (or is) included with the book.

Genres: Language, Reference, Ebooks

374 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1909

About the author

1860-

Reviews

[Morgan Blackledge · Rating 5 out of 5]

No idea what (if anything) I will retain from this.

But yes.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great free downloadable book for the person who wants to casually learn Latin for fun. Cons: more examples of Latin translated into English would be helpful and you cannot listen to pronunciations unlike in the Cambridge Latin series.

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mi primer libro de latín, del todo recomendable. Orientado para que el primer libro a leer sea Bello Gallico de Cesar.

[Gibby · Rating 5 out of 5]

In my opinion, for a first course in Latin, it is one of if not the best books. Collar and Daniels is another solid choice. Lingua Latina is the best if you are learning in a classroom. What this book is so good at is, if you are like me learning solo, it’s a self contained course. It doesn’t need any extra instruction. Another bonus is how it gets you ready to read de bello gallico. In my opinion, the faster you get out there reading real Latin the better.