--- product_id: 1804375 title: "First French Reader: A Beginner's Dual-Language Book (Dover Dual Language French) (English and French Edition)" price: "E£ 2556" currency: EGP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.eg/products/1804375-first-french-reader-a-beginners-dual-language-book-dover-dual store_origin: EG region: Egypt --- # First French Reader: A Beginner's Dual-Language Book (Dover Dual Language French) (English and French Edition) **Price:** E£ 2556 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** First French Reader: A Beginner's Dual-Language Book (Dover Dual Language French) (English and French Edition) - **How much does it cost?** E£ 2556 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.eg](https://www.desertcart.com.eg/products/1804375-first-french-reader-a-beginners-dual-language-book-dover-dual) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description This excellent anthology offers the beginning French-language student a first taste of some of the world's most significant prose. Chosen for both their eloquence and ease of reading, excerpts from such masterpieces as Les Misérables, The Red and the Black, Madame Bovary, Carmen, and The Three Musketeers will open new worlds for linguists. Readers will savor the words of fifty great writers of multiple genres from the seventeenth through twentieth centuries, including Voltaire, Rousseau, Balzac, Baudelaire, Dumas, Proust, and other literary virtuosos. Lucid and accessible, the unabridged English translations by Stanley Appelbaum appear on pages that face the original French text. Literature lovers, French-language students, and other readers will find this volume a fascinating exploration of French literature...and an invaluable aid to mastering one of the world's most romantic languages. Review: For advanced students interested in literary language - Wonderful collection of dual-text passages. This is not an introduction to the French language - many of the texts would be challenging to French high school students. I have studied French on-and-off for over twenty years, but I never felt sufficiently equipped to take on the literature. This volume is intended for a student with a solid grasp of the language, but who is really a beginner as far as literature and academic writing are concerned. I'm very happy to have stumbled upon this gem of a book. Perfect for an intellectual autodidact looking for their next challenge! Review: Advanced French - Short Selections by Classic French Authors - This would be for an intermediate to advanced French reader. It is a mix of French authors from the 1600's to the 1900's. There are short selections by many well-known classic French authors. It is NOT easy reading. However, the dual language English translation facing each page of French helps tremendously. This would be great for an AP French class or college class or the individual who really wants a challenge. Because the selections are short, you don't get too bogged down. Reading a selection a week would be an exercise which would improve your French translation skills. I like that there are so many short and diverse selections from leading French authors over 400 years. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #801,575 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #573 in French Literature (Books) #8,997 in Words, Language & Grammar (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 89 Reviews | ## Images ![First French Reader: A Beginner's Dual-Language Book (Dover Dual Language French) (English and French Edition) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81qQUEJ+3TL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ For advanced students interested in literary language *by E***A on July 3, 2017* Wonderful collection of dual-text passages. This is not an introduction to the French language - many of the texts would be challenging to French high school students. I have studied French on-and-off for over twenty years, but I never felt sufficiently equipped to take on the literature. This volume is intended for a student with a solid grasp of the language, but who is really a beginner as far as literature and academic writing are concerned. I'm very happy to have stumbled upon this gem of a book. Perfect for an intellectual autodidact looking for their next challenge! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Advanced French - Short Selections by Classic French Authors *by L***R on February 27, 2016* This would be for an intermediate to advanced French reader. It is a mix of French authors from the 1600's to the 1900's. There are short selections by many well-known classic French authors. It is NOT easy reading. However, the dual language English translation facing each page of French helps tremendously. This would be great for an AP French class or college class or the individual who really wants a challenge. Because the selections are short, you don't get too bogged down. Reading a selection a week would be an exercise which would improve your French translation skills. I like that there are so many short and diverse selections from leading French authors over 400 years. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Outstanding book *by P***. on September 30, 2020* Outstanding book As others have pointed out, that "First" in the title is misleading. I've made my way through several of the Dover French dual-language books, and FFR is more difficult than some. However, I’ve come to love this book more and more, and it’s been the one that I continually go back to in my reading of French. At first I was a bit put off by the fact that the selections are two-page excerpts from various works, but now I see this as one of the book’s strengths. For one thing, the excerpts are skillfully chosen -- and in most cases constitute the opening pages of their respective works -- so there’s rarely a sense of being plopped down in the middle of a story. Also, the brevity of the selections brings a huge payoff in variety. You’re able to sample 50 different authors, most from the 18th and 19th centuries, and most of whom you will never see in another dual-language edition. This exposes you to a wide range of styles and gives a basis for choosing writers you'd like to read more fully. As an example, here’s a passage from René, an 1805 novel by François-René de Chateaubriand. These lines follow the death of the narrator’s father: J'accompagnai mon père à son dernier asile; la terre se referma sur sa dépouille; l'éternité et l'oubli le pressèrent de tout leur poids; le soir même l'indifférent passait sur sa tombe; hors pour sa fille et pour son fils, c'était déjà comme s'il n'avait jamais été. (I accompanied my father to his last refuge; the earth closed over his remains; eternity and oblivion bore down on him with all their weight; by evening indifferent feet passed his grave; except for the memories of his daughter and his son it was already as though he had never existed.) Haunting and beautiful. Yet how many English speakers have even heard of Chateaubriand? I certainly never had, but I love his two-page excerpt so much that now I’m determined to read the whole novel someday. And lots of the other selections have struck me the same way. So FFR is a great help in enlarging your French universe so that you’re not solely fixated on the usual big-name authors. Again, the only caveat is that this is a book for somewhat later in your studies, not the beginning when you're truly in need of a "first" reader. Actually, ANY book of unadapted original material is going to be tough going if you’re just starting out. But as a somewhat easier title among the dual-language readers I recommend "My Uncle Jules and Other Stories" by Maupassant (also edited by Stanley Applebaum). That seems like a good starting point when you’re ready to graduate from textbook French to real literature. Finally, there's nothing wrong with the print size in this book; it's completely normal. The paper quality is also excellent. As a last bonus, at the beginning there are detailed introductions of all 50 writers and their excerpts. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.eg/products/1804375-first-french-reader-a-beginners-dual-language-book-dover-dual](https://www.desertcart.com.eg/products/1804375-first-french-reader-a-beginners-dual-language-book-dover-dual) --- *Product available on Desertcart Egypt* *Store origin: EG* *Last updated: 2026-10-20*