Using Latin

by John Flagg Gummere, Annabel Horn

Using Latin is a series of three books which takes the student from basic grammar (not just Latin, but English as well) to longer and more difficult stories plus there is a plethora of illustrations.The series was very popular in the 1960s but Jenny surpassed it in the schools. Much beloved by former students.

448 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1954

Reviews

[Alexander Parris · Rating 5 out of 5]

An amazing starter for learning Latin. I already know the material in the book but the dialogs and stories scale really well and the accompanying grammar discussions are crystal clear. I may even use this over Familia Romana to teach my kids one day.

[Leila Chandler · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. I had already done Henle Latin I and a bunch of Andrew Olimpi easy readers, so I did not come to this as a complete beginner. I did not do the exercises, I just read the stories, and found it quite enjoyable. The difficulty of the texts progresses in a logical manner and the vocab repeats a lot. I would call this a hidden gem. I worked through it slowly and read each story at least twice, to make sure I really understood everything. If you are an autodidact, it unfortunately contains no answer key.