Russian Reader with Exercises of Conversation

Russian Reader with Exercises of Conversation

Author: Werkhaupt, Gustav

Year: 1902

London: David Nutt, 1902. — iv, 124 p. This Manual of Russian Readings and Conversations by Mss. Werkhaupt and Roller, is the English edition of Mr. Werkhaupt’s: Russisches Konversations-Lesebuch. It contains a collection of pieces taken from Russian standard authors. The conversational exercises are in close connection with them, both for the contents and for the words employed. Each reading exercise, the words of which are carefully accentuated, is preceded by a list of the necessary words with their English significations. The students are recommended to learn by heart these words before proceding to the reading-exercises. As this book is chiefly meant for the use of beginners, who will be sure to encounter difficulties in studying a language so very different from their own, the authors have thought it advisable to add a translation to each piece, which will also facilitate the necessary grammatical exercises. As these translations are as literal as possible, of course they cannot aim at elegance. The alphabetic vocabulary at the end of this volume gives the pronunciation of each word for those who are obliged to avail themselves of our book without the help of a teacher. /Is t