If you have little or no background in Latin, then this book will only serve to confuse and frustrate you. The introduction claims that it is meant for students with two years in Latin, and if you have had this much Latin, then you should have enough knowledge of the classical grammar systems to simply re-apply it to the Greek language. WIthout this background, or without a great instructor, you will be lost, because Chase & Philips most often introduces a knew form, gives one or two paradigms for it, and nothing else. Rarely are there examples and even more rare are parallels to English given so that you can figure out the essential basic translations. Beginners beware!

When I first started with Chase & Phillips I became very frustrated. I was used to language courses that employed repition. This book contains little to no repitition.

As unpopular as the notion is, only hard work will get you through this book. Unlike other coursebooks, however, this one will remain useful after you have finished the course. The books lack of repition is due to its systematic introduction of key concepts. Its terse style gives you exactly what you need to know, when you need to know it. The way you progress when you follow this book page-by-page is uncanny. It was written 100 years ago and hasn't been updated much at all. There is very little that one could add. I am a third year student of Greek, and still use the one copy that I purchased years ago. It is no longer a textbook to me, but a reference tool. That is what lends this text so much versatility and longevity.

As a beginning student in the Greek language it at first seemed an insurmountable task to learn such a language that is "Greek" to me. With a very different and imposing alphabet I thought that it would be hard to come by. Not so with Chase and Phillips text.

Even though I am still in the beginning chapters of this text, it is arranged in a very user friendly format, and the first three chapters are arranged so that it is not too complex or overwhelming, so as not to discourage, but to encourage the student to continue on with a bit of self-esteem.

I have not had the time to really compare the differences between this and Athenaze (the other Greek text) but from what I have seen and heard, the Chase and Phillips excels the Athenaze in most every aspect of the texts. I would highly recommend this text to anyone who is interested in learning CLASSICAL Greek based on the ease and friendly format of this text.