Author : William Ireland Knapp
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266348665
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (486 download)
Book Synopsis Modern French Readings (Classic Reprint) by : William Ireland Knapp
Download or read book Modern French Readings (Classic Reprint) written by William Ireland Knapp and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-15 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Modern French Readings HE leading object of this volume is to furnish the student with progressive materials for becoming acquainted with the current language of France, under the influences that are giving it a new phase of development. To that end the selections have been made with reference to style and vocabulary, rather than to the history of the literature, so as to enable the reader to acquire experience in the popular, social, every-day terms and idioms that characterize the writings of the French to - day. Another end in view, though somewhat more local in its origin, is to facilitate a wider range of reading to our own students than was practicable where - a large number of foreign and expensive volumes were required, of which only a limited portion of each was available. The present excerpts are intended to embrace a year's study, beginning with what is easy, and gradually advancing to the more difficult styles of Daudet and Victor Hugo. It is charitably believed, however, that what is desirable for our young gentlemen here, will be acceptable to other schools of learning, and in this confidence the book has been prepared. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.