BY
FIRST ASSISTANT IN MODERN LANGUAGES INTHE COMMERCIAL HIGH SCHOOL, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
GINN AND COMPANY
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The increasing study of Spanish in high schools and collegeshas made necessary the preparation of a text of a simpler characterthan those now in common use.
In the present text, especially in the first selections, thelanguage has been simplified so that reading may be begun ata very early stage in the pupil's work. It has not been considerednecessary to supply notes, as the matter is simple and thevocabulary furnishes all necessary information. All verb formsoccurring in the text, whether regular or irregular, are given inthe vocabulary.
There is constant repetition of common words and expressions,so that comparatively long lessons may be assigned andthe pupil may be enabled to acquire an extensive knowledge ofuseful every-day Spanish and become familiar with the structureof the Spanish sentence at an earlier period than has beenpossible heretofore.
Selection XII is taken from "Tradiciones y leyendas españolas"by Don Luciano García de Real (Barcelona, 1898).Selections IV, VI, IX, X, XIII, are taken from the "Bibliotecade las tradiciones populares españolas" (Madrid, 1886). Theremaining selections are taken from various sources or adaptedfrom English or German.
Many changes have been made in all the selections, exceptin the fables of Iriarte and the story by Fernán Caballero, inorder to render the material suitable for beginners.
E. S. H.