--- product_id: 284424600 title: "Gwynne's Latin: The Ultimate Introduction to Latin Including the Latin in Everyday English" price: "147.26 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/284424600-gwynnes-latin-the-ultimate-introduction-to-latin-including-the-latin store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Connects European & American languages Comprehensive Latin guide Learn more in 30 mins than years at school Gwynne's Latin: The Ultimate Introduction to Latin Including the Latin in Everyday English **Price:** 147.26 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📖 Unlock the timeless power of Latin — because classics never go out of style! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Gwynne's Latin: The Ultimate Introduction to Latin Including the Latin in Everyday English - **How much does it cost?** 147.26 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/284424600-gwynnes-latin-the-ultimate-introduction-to-latin-including-the-latin) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Cultural Bridge:** Understand the roots of 5 major European languages and 2 South American tongues. - • **Expertly Crafted:** From the bestselling author of Gwynne’s Grammar, designed for quick, thorough learning. - • **Master Latin Fast:** Absorb more Latin in half an hour than years of traditional schooling. - • **Compact & Portable:** Take your Latin learning anywhere with this elegantly sized, highly praised resource. - • **Everyday Latin Unlocked:** Explore Latin phrases still shaping modern English and global communication. ## Overview Gwynne's Latin is a bestselling, expertly designed introduction to Latin that promises rapid mastery and deep cultural insight. Authored by Mr. Gwynne, it teaches more Latin in 30 minutes than traditional schooling offers in years, while revealing the Latin roots embedded in everyday English and major world languages. Compact and highly rated, it’s the essential resource for millennials eager to connect with the linguistic and cultural heritage that shapes modern communication. ## Description ‘Latin is "it", the most wonderful "thing". It is mind-enhancing, character-improving, enthralling, exciting, deeply satisfying, and valuable. My solid determination is to spare no pains to do it the justice that its importance demands.’ Mr Gwynne, author of the Sunday Times bestselling phenomenon Gwynne’s Grammar , is just as emphatic about the importance of Latin as he is about the importance of grammar. From the novice to the more well-versed, Gwynne’s Latin is essential for anyone interested in learning Latin; Mr Gwynne promises to teach you more Latin in half an hour than you would learn from years of being taught Latin at school. He also includes a fascinating section on everyday Latin usage, which discusses all the Latin words and idioms we still use today, such as ‘quid pro quo’ and ‘sui generis’. Though we need no further convincing ­– as we know, Mr Gwynne is never wrong – here are just some of the many reasons why Latin is utterly wonderful: - Latin is an academic subject easy enough for the least intelligent of us to grasp all the basic elements of, and yet difficult enough to be demanding for its greatest scholars. - For well over a thousand years it was the means of communication that united the whole of Europe culturally and in every other significant way. - It is the direct ancestor of, between them, the five most widely-spoken European languages, and both of the official South American languages. - It is the ancestor and source of more than half of the English language, partly directly and partly through French, which for some centuries was England’s official language. Following in the same beautifully designed footsteps of Gwynne’s Grammar , Gwynne’s Latin will teach you all the fundamentals of Latin quickly, thoroughly and better than all the competition. Review: Timely delivery - I bought the book for a basic knowledge of Latin. Will read it once again. This time with more concentration. Review: Excellent book! Exceptional - This book is not only a compact size for bringing wherever you want to go but it is exceptionally written. As the author states, it is meant to provide you a Latin learning resource up to a high level, to prepare you to learn more through reading, etc. It is finally a foundation resource for learning Latin much needed. I personally think Mr. Gwynne's way of teaching Latin is proper and serves to educate you as a Classics student would be in the prime of learning pre-1960's. I simply love this book, now one of my favorite language books ever. ## Features - Item Trademark: EBURY PRESS - manufacturer: Ebury Press - Item Weight: grams, pounds, 0.54013254190, 245. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #129,971 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #386 in Grammar Studies in Linguistics #570 in Dictionaries & Thesauruses #688 in Vocabulary, Slang & Word Lists | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 223 Reviews | ## Images ![Gwynne's Latin: The Ultimate Introduction to Latin Including the Latin in Everyday English - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61oH-m07x5L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Timely delivery *by A***R on 7 June 2024* I bought the book for a basic knowledge of Latin. Will read it once again. This time with more concentration. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent book! Exceptional *by G***S on 25 May 2014* This book is not only a compact size for bringing wherever you want to go but it is exceptionally written. As the author states, it is meant to provide you a Latin learning resource up to a high level, to prepare you to learn more through reading, etc. It is finally a foundation resource for learning Latin much needed. I personally think Mr. Gwynne's way of teaching Latin is proper and serves to educate you as a Classics student would be in the prime of learning pre-1960's. I simply love this book, now one of my favorite language books ever. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Learning by heart *by F***O on 21 May 2016* My wife and I are home educating our two children now aged eleven and thirteen. Three years ago we decided to introduce them to Latin via the Cambridge Latin Course. The children enjoyed the entertaining material but, after a years study, it became apparent that they were not actually learning Latin at all. There were merely learning to guess at the grammar of carefully contrived texts written according to a themed story. You cannot guess at the grammar of an ancient language so this course was leading nowhere useful. In the summer of 2014 I read the newly published Gwynne’s Latin. The arguments for memorising all the Latin grammar were most compelling as well as the explanation of why modern teaching methods prevent children from becoming fully functional in Latin. We were so convinced by Gwynne’s Latin that we abandoned the Cambridge Course and started again with Gwynne’s Latin following the book verbatim. It has, to say the least, been an interesting experience. Both children adapted very quickly to learning grammar and vocabulary by heart. For example, the verb ‘Amo – I love’ has 144 endings. These, like other verbs, have to be committed to memory. This is not difficult if you learn to recite the conjugations out loud as they have a natural cadence. These are very well demonstrated by Chloe Gwynne on the book's website. With twenty minutes practice each day it took the children about three months before they were able to use the grammar and vocabulary to translate English into Latin without reference. This is something not even required in secondary examinations. The confidence this instils in them is notable and they both find the experience very satisfying. Their ability to learn large amounts of complex information has been considerably expanded and, as a result, the elder child will commence the learning of classical Greek in the Autumn. This is an even greater test of memory and really would not be possible without the experience of learning, and applying from memory, complex Latin grammar. Latin has become a big part of our lives and, as a family, we are more than satisfied with Gwynne’s teaching. He has raised our expectations considerably. There appears to be some kind of institutional bias against learning by heart. This is misplaced. Many professions require lots of complex information to be committed to memory. Why not include this form of teaching in schools? As Neville Gwynne points out it worked well up until the 1960’s. Gwynne’s Latin is not easy but neither is it overly hard. It has worked for us because we embraced the need to learn grammar and vocabulary by heart. Far from being a chore this is, in practice, enjoyable and something the children actively enjoy. ## Frequently Bought Together - Gwynne's Latin: The Ultimate Introduction to Latin Including the Latin in Everyday English - Scribblers, Sculptors, and Scribes: A Companion to Wheelock's Latin and Other Introductory Textbooks - Workbook for Wheelock's Latin --- ## 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.tn/products/284424600-gwynnes-latin-the-ultimate-introduction-to-latin-including-the-latin](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/284424600-gwynnes-latin-the-ultimate-introduction-to-latin-including-the-latin) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-09-12*