# Latin for Beginners

**Author:** Benjamin D'Ooge
**Tags:** Latin language, exercises, etc., Problems
**Price:** Free
**Formats:** DOCX, EPUB, FB2, PDF, TXT
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**Added:** 10.07.2026
**URL:** https://samolit.com/books/95926

## Description

First published in 1911 by Ginn and Company, this classic instructional text was designed to prepare students of little or no prior knowledge for the eventual reading of Caesar's Latin prose. Its author structured the material into seventy-nine graduated lessons spread across three parts: an opening section on pronunciation, quantity, and accent, followed by sixty core lessons building forms, vocabulary, and basic constructions, and concluding with nineteen lessons devoted to syntax, the subjunctive mood, and irregular verbs. The final lessons offer a thorough review of every construction covered earlier, reinforced by abundant reading passages rather than new vocabulary lists, so learners consolidate rather than expand what they already know. Early chapters are deliberately simplified for students not yet firm in English grammar, easing the transition into an unfamiliar language. Dialogues, short narratives, and graded exercises accompany the grammar explanations throughout, giving the course a practical, classroom-tested feel shaped by teachers who reviewed early drafts. An appendix of vocabulary and grammar reviews rounds out the volume, making it a self-contained, systematic introduction that generations of students have used to build a solid foundation in Latin before moving on to classical authors.