First French Reader - Stanley Appelbaum

First French Reader by Stanley Appelbaum is an anthology designed to introduce readers to a wide range of French writing. This paperback is presented as a beginner’s dual-language book, with original French text and English translations on facing pages.

Key details

• Author: Stanley Appelbaum
• Format: Paperback
• Extent: 240 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 25 April 2008
• ISBN: 9780486461786

Synopsis

This collection brings together extracts that offer newcomers a first encounter with 50 notable writers, including Voltaire, Rousseau, Balzac, Baudelaire, and Proust. Passages are drawn from recognised classics such as The Red and the Black, Les Misérables, and Madame Bovary, alongside other works.

Each selection is printed in the original French with an English translation on the facing page, supported by an introduction, new English translations, and notes by Stanley Appelbaum. A focused choice for beginners looking to read French with parallel English support.

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