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- Author: Henry Sweet
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- ISBN-10: 0359089518
- ISBN-13: 9780359089512
- Format: 15.2 x 22.9 x 0.7 cm, minkšti viršeliai
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An Icelandic Primer - With Grammar, Notes, and Glossary (e-book) (used book) | bookbook.eu
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From the PREFACE. The want of a short and easy introduction to the study of Icelandic has been felt for a long time -- in fact, from the very beginning of that study in England. The Icelandic Reader, edited by Messrs. Vigfusson and Powell, in the Clarendon Press Series, is a most valuable book, which ought to be in the hands of every student; but it still leaves room for an elementary primer. As the engagements of the editors of the Reader would have made it impossible for them to undertake such a work for some years to come, they raised no objections to my proposal to undertake it myself. Meanwhile, I found the task was a more formidable one than I had anticipated, and accordingly, before definitely committing myself to it, I made one final attempt to induce Messrs. Vigfusson and Powell to take it off my hands; but they very kindly encouraged me to proceed with it...
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- Author: Henry Sweet
- Publisher: Lulu.com
- ISBN-10: 0359089518
- ISBN-13: 9780359089512
- Format: 15.2 x 22.9 x 0.7 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English English
From the PREFACE. The want of a short and easy introduction to the study of Icelandic has been felt for a long time -- in fact, from the very beginning of that study in England. The Icelandic Reader, edited by Messrs. Vigfusson and Powell, in the Clarendon Press Series, is a most valuable book, which ought to be in the hands of every student; but it still leaves room for an elementary primer. As the engagements of the editors of the Reader would have made it impossible for them to undertake such a work for some years to come, they raised no objections to my proposal to undertake it myself. Meanwhile, I found the task was a more formidable one than I had anticipated, and accordingly, before definitely committing myself to it, I made one final attempt to induce Messrs. Vigfusson and Powell to take it off my hands; but they very kindly encouraged me to proceed with it...
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