Have we tried this before:
I doubt it would be that simple, but worth a shot. You could also try to use Google through a US proxy. I assume they’re worried about copyright violations, and it’s easier to just exclude all non-US IPs rather than sort through other countries’ copyright laws.
Unfortunately, it’s not that simple indeed; I get a ‘404 not found’ error:
Not Found
The requested URL /books/pdf/Elements_of_Latin.pdf?id=FoQXAAAAIAAJ&output=pdf&sig=H2lB7st03RPyxgJGMCBZgkd6qhs was not found on this server.
Thanks for trying though!
The stupid thing is, that there are many books that were published even later, by the same companies etc. that are available for download here. There’s no logic as to what is blocked.
Ingrid
I already have the book. What I need is the key. Does the member who claimed to have this key even visit these forums anymore? Does the administrator, who claims he has a photocopy of the key? I tried contacting the Textkit team about this and received no reply. Sorry if I sound pushy, I’m just really anxious to get my hands on that key. Having two Latin books that I can draw from instead of one would be an invaluable asset to my ability to learn this language.
I just ordered a copy of Greenough and D’Ooge’s Second Year Latin from AbeBooks. The copy I received is a beautiful example of early textbook production. It has an embossed leather spine and 3/4 cloth boards. This book, from 1899, is in great condition, just a few bumped cover corners and some leather flaking.
The interior production is very impressive, especially the illustrations (you can see these on Textkit’s online version). This edition has both sections of the text, not just the Caesar. I also picked up a contemporaneous compostion book geared to this edition. This should help me some, since there is no answer key for the main text. The composition book gives tips on syntax, etc.
This title cost me less than many modern Latin textbooks.
tjnor
Hi Mad Jack,
Just noticed your urgent plea. Sorry to keep you waiting! This is the story so far:
I mailed Jeff a set of photocopies of the Key to D’Ooge’s Elements of Latin last September and he confirmed their arrival in a pm (Sept 22 2006). Said he would soon try to get hold of the textbook and get to work.
Later I sent Jeff photocopies of the Key to Bennett’s New Latin Composition, but haven’t heard from him since then.
This spring I discovered another site called Latinstudy - http://www.quasillum.com/study/latinstudy.php - and noticed that two guys were working their way through Bennett’s New Latin Composition. So I offered my Key to them and sent off a lot of Paint Shop Pro images to one of them, who collated them and published them on his site - and kindly gave me permission to pass on the link to Textkit members (you’ll find it in Textkit’s Outside Links of Interest).
Perhaps some Textkitten who knows Jeff can find out if plans to publish D’Ooge’s Elements of Latin + Key at Textkit have been scrapped. If so, we’ll have to think of another way of getting a copy of the key to you.
Cheers,
Int