Written specifically as an introduction to North and Hillard's Latin Prose Composition, this book presents the student with numerous exercises in Latin using a simple vocabulary and elementary forms of sentence construction. It includes both English-Latin and Latin-English exercises, both carefully restricted to knowledge already acquired at each stage.

This classic Latin composition book has been in use throughout the world for over 100 years. It features brief lesson overviews followed by English to Latin composition exercises. All common words and constructions are included.Special vocabularies are given for each exercise in the book, together with rules for the order of words, lists of synonyms and prepositional phrases, and a military and complete general vocabulary.In the Appendix the student will find useful tables of verb stems, prepositions and particles. The book is suitable for both beginners and intermediate learners.

A grade above Hilliard and Boltings' Elementary Latin Exercises, this has long been the standard middle school textbook.