U̥nlike other traditional books, it does not presume a previous knowledge of another inflected language; all the explanations necessary to understand Greek are contained within the book itself. ̲- Language and Literature . ̥.. all the new material is very fully and clearly explained... so much so that I had hopes that a motivated student would be able to continue on his ownt̉here are a very large number of drills and practice sentences... ̲ -Peter L. D. Reid, New England Classical Newsletter T̥his is a text of such wonderful clarity that it is a delight for both student and instructor. ̲ -Lydia Lenaghan, Columbia University.