Learn Ancient Greek: A Lively Introduction to Reading the Language by Peter Jone

With enthusiasm and wry wit, Peter Jones takes you step by step through the rudiments of the Western World's first great language - the medium of Plato and the New Testament. Always concerns with the effectiveness of the lessons, Jones introduces readers to the Greek alphabet, explains each grammar point in layman's terms, gives plenty of study hints, provides answers for the exercises (please don't peek until you try them) and even presents a "to-do" list at the end of most chapters. Not too far into the book, you'll already be reading masterful Greek literature, in extracts chosen from authors as Plato, Sophocles and Thucydides.