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

First French Reader: A Beginner's Dual-Language Book (Dover Dual Language French) (English and French Edition)

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 MisÃ©rables, 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.
Country USA
Brand Dover Publications
Manufacturer Dover Publications
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780486461786
ReleaseDate 2008-02-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780486461786

First French Reader: A Beginner's Dual-Language Book (Dover Dual Language French) (English and French Edition)