Latin · Graded Latin reader; mythology, classical history, and children's fiction

Julia

Maud Agnes Reed

Maud Reed, Julia: A Latin Reading Book, 1924.
18 chapters
A graded introductory Latin reader, beginning with simple present-tense prose and progressively introducing more varied vocabulary, morphology, and narrative constructions. Approximately A1-A2 at the beginning, progressing toward A2-B1 reading difficulty.

Julia begins with the adventures of a young British girl who lives by the sea and attends school. Her teacher's stories carry the reader into the worlds of Greek mythology and Roman legend, from Ceres and Persephone to Romulus and Remus, Horatius Cocles, Iphigenia, and Orpheus and Eurydice. Maud Reed wrote the book to make early Latin reading enjoyable, using accessible language that gradually becomes more involved.

Begin with Chapter I →