First French Reader : A Beginner's Dual-Language Book

ISBN 10: 0486461785 / ISBN 13: 9780486461786

Published by Dover Publications, Incorporated, 2008

About this Item

Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: First French Reader : A Beginner's Dual-Language Book
• Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486461785
• ISBN 13: 9780486461786
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 0.642 pounds

About this title

Synopsis

This excellent anthology offers the beginning French-language student a first taste of some of the world's most significant prose. Chosen for both their eloquence and ease of reading, excerpts from such masterpieces as Les Misérables, The Red and the Black, Madame Bovary, Carmen, and The Three Musketeers will open new worlds for linguists. Readers will savor the words of fifty great writers of multiple genres from the seventeenth through twentieth centuries, including Voltaire, Rousseau, Balzac, Baudelaire, Dumas, Proust, and other literary virtuosos.
Lucid and accessible, the unabridged English translations by Stanley Appelbaum appear on pages that face the original French text. Literature lovers, French-language students, and other readers will find this volume a fascinating exploration of French literature...and an invaluable aid to mastering one of the world's most romantic languages.

About the Author

A former editor-in-chief at Dover Publications, Stanley Appelbaum remains active in retirement and continues to produce his original translations of French, German, Italian, and Spanish literature.