Tag Archives: foreign language

Book Review: Catalan

Posted on December 19, 2018 by nathanalbright

Teach Yourself Catalan:  A Complete Course For Beginners, by Alan Yates This is the sort of book that would be best in association with a formal course on Catalan, but since those are few and far between then books like … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Story Of Yiddish

Posted on June 21, 2017 by nathanalbright

The Story Of Yiddish:  How A Mish-Mosh Of Languages Saved The Jews, by Neal Karlen My own relationship with Judaism and the Jewish culture have long been deeply ambivalent and complicated.  Belonging from birth to an religious tradition that has … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Latin Primer

Posted on April 6, 2017 by nathanalbright

A Latin Primer, by Herbert Chester Nutting In reading this book I was reminded that the early 1900’s was a time of boring but serviceable primers for foreign languages [1].  This is not necessarily a bad thing, as Latin was … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Esprimo De Sentoj En Esperanto

Posted on March 12, 2017 by nathanalbright

Esprimo De Sentoj En Esperanto, by Prof. D-ro Edmond Privat I am certainly no stranger to reading books about or in Esperanto [1], and this book offers the Esperanto equivalent of the of the contemporaneous literature I have read in … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The American Esperanto Book

Posted on March 1, 2017 by nathanalbright

The American Esperanto Book, by Arthur Baker As someone who reads a great deal of materials in and about Esperanto [1], a significant challenge presents itself in the way that so many similar books with similar aims seek to distinguish … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Beginner’s Esperanto

Posted on February 17, 2017 by nathanalbright

Beginner’s Esperanto, by J.F. Conroy Although it is without a doubt that I probably read too many books on the grammar and instruction of the language of Esperanto [1], it is enjoyable to see how different people conceive of the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: English-Esperanto Dictionary

Posted on February 14, 2017 by nathanalbright

English-Esperanto Dictionary (Esperanto Handy Pocket Vocabulary), by J.C. O’Connor As someone who has read a fair amount of books that serve as reference or introductory materials to the Esperanto language [1], it is worthwhile to note what makes a book … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Esperanto At A Glance

Posted on February 14, 2017 by nathanalbright

Esperanto At A Glance:  The International Language: History, Grammar, and Vocabulary, by Edmond Privat This is an easy book to appreciate, especially if one is fond of the larger genre of Esperanto writing [1].  This is a short book and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A First Reader

Posted on February 14, 2017 by nathanalbright

A First Reader:  Intended For Those Who Are Beginning The Study Of Esperanto, by E.A. Lawrence As someone who has read a fair amount of books about Esperanto and how the language is taught [1], and who will no doubt … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Teach Yourself Esperanto

Posted on February 5, 2017 by nathanalbright

Teach Yourself Esperanto:  A Complete Course For Beginners, by John Cresswell and John Hartley, revised with additional material by J.H. Sullivan This book answers a question I had when reviewing a previous book that had been paired with this one … Continue reading →

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