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French Stories (Dual-Language Books) (Paperback)

by Wallace Fowlie (Editor)
4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 330 pages
  • Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.; New edition edition (May 1991)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0486264432
  • ISBN-13: 978-0486264431
  • Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.5 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 21,539 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent practice for those wanting reading skills, 17 Feb 2006
By Cazzandra (Guildford UK) - See all my reviews
I bought this book on the basis of the review by another Amazon reader. He sounded like he was doing what I wanted to do - acquire reading skills. And he is right - this is an excellent reader. There's a wide range of stories and the translations on the opposite page are excellent. There is also an extensive vocabulary at the back and questions so you don't need a dictionary with you. There are brief introductions to each author, in English. It is excellent value for money and the language is sufficiently difficult to challenge anyone with reasonable skills in French but not so difficult as to make the task impossible. My level was just post O level (I didn't do A level but I had done an extra year of conversation). But I haven't touched French for more years than I care to admit. Along with some grammar books, this has really helped to build my confidence and my vocabulary and it hasn't been painful. Many of the books are geared towards children or people wanting conversations skills so I found this a good way to get the skills I wanted. The stories are short and the styles are varied so even if one particular story doesn't appeal to you, you see a different style of expression and the effort is worth it. I wish there were more like it!
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166 of 170 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent stories in French with English on opposite page, 25 Jul 1998
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First read this book in 1960 in college, cost 75 cents. Now relearning French and enjoying the stories, reading first the French and using the opposite page English to check my understanding and translate words and phases I don't know. This is an excellent way to enjoy interesting stories and enlarge one's French painlessly. Ordering a new copy as mine is disintegrating with age (as is the reviewer).
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5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable way to absorb language, 11 Feb 2009
By J. Culbert "Sky Bird" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This book is a find, and a delight. Stories are varied and absorbing, and having the English translation there on the page - set out exactly in the same format as the French is a real boon. That in itself is a real stimulus to keep reading on.

Though the French is at quite a high level, it doesn't seem that intimidating, as you flick backwards and forwards between French and English'. Gradually, and to some extent subconsciously, you are absorbing certain fundamental constructions - and general grammar rules as you go.

The only alternative to these books I have seen are for young children, and I've done my time reading 'Spot the Dog' and the like!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not good for French GCSE students
I purchased this item in the hope of learning some decent french, as well as being able to enjoy the stories. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ms. L. C. Chapman

3.0 out of 5 stars French Stories by Wallace Fowlie
I find the French in this book much harder than I expected, and am having to refer constantly to the English version. Read more
Published 5 months ago by B. W. Potter

5.0 out of 5 stars French learning.
What a good book, for people wishing to develop their French language knowledge further. Excellent size, good varied stories, and one does'nt need to use a dictionary, because all... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Keith J. Bowles

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