Re: Working My Way through E.V. Gordon's Old Norse

Patricia,

Gordon's book is not worth anything once you get Barne's book.
The grammar is terrible and the rest is nothing really but ON text
which you can get on the web for free. Barne's book is first rate.




Dirk





--- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, "Patricia"
<originalpatricia@...> wrote:

> Hello Mona. I have found but one copy and £191.95 is being asked

for it used and in "good" condition, do you hold the opinion that
this is justified, I would appreciate your opinion

> Blessings
> Patricia
> Did you pay this much for your copy you might excuse me asking

please

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: mona striewe
> To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 10:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [norse_course] Working My Way through E.V.

Gordon's Old Norse

>
>
> hi there,
> an old norse textbook for english-speaking people i can

wholeheartedly recommend ist this:

> sigrid valfells / james e. cathey: old icelandic - an

introductory course. it is available through amazon.

> it is not just a reader or grammar, it is a real course of 40

lessons, with detailed step by step grammar explanations and
appropriate reading selections.

> mona
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