Project Gutenberg 2007-12-29 Public domain in the USA. 750 Bowen, Benjamin Lester 1860 1920 Various Verschillende Various, Various First Italian Readings E-text prepared by Chuck Greif and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "First Italian Readings" by Various is a language learning anthology written in the late 19th century. This work comprises a collection of selected readings designed to assist beginners in their study of the Italian language, offering engaging and approachable stories that cover varying levels of difficulty. The goal is to provide enjoyable texts that not only help develop reading skills but also introduce readers to Italian culture and literature. The opening of this anthology features a preface by the editor, Benjamin Lester Bowen, who outlines the purpose of the collection. He emphasizes that the book is aimed at students who are in the early stages of learning Italian and should complement their understanding of grammar through enjoyable reading material. The first selections include adaptations of familiar tales, such as "Il Gatto con gli Stivali" (Puss in Boots) and "Cenerentola" (Cinderella), showing the intent to present well-known stories in an accessible format for learners, while the subsequent stories promise to vary in tone and style to cater to diverse interests and skill levels. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. it Italian language -- Readers PC Text Children's Instructional Books IT Linguistica Category: Language & Communication Category: Teaching & Education 472579 2025-08-10T06:01:31.114418 text/html 498583 2007-12-29T16:28:23 text/html 231608 2025-08-10T06:01:45.836352 application/epub+zip 233646 2025-08-10T06:01:35.195403 application/epub+zip 213614 2025-08-10T06:01:33.509416 application/epub+zip 545925 2025-08-10T06:01:52.673314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475773 2025-08-10T06:01:44.590405 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432087 2022-09-11T08:16:30.079722 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365491 2025-08-10T06:01:28.684468 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 363936 2007-12-29T16:25:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18679 2025-08-10T06:01:52.825333 application/rdf+xml 15358 2025-08-10T06:01:34.097430 image/jpeg 3903 2025-08-10T06:01:33.804441 image/jpeg 132741 2007-12-29T16:25:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 148623 2007-12-29T16:31:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 224895 2025-08-10T06:01:31.145424 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog