Designed as an introduction to North and Hillard's Greek Prose Composition, this textbook presents simple vocabulary and elementary forms of sentence construction. It presents both English-Greek and Greek-English exercises for the beginner with simplest vocabulary and the most elementary forms of sentence construction. References at the head of each section correspond to the sections in Abbot and Mansfield's Primer of Greek Grammar, so that the books can be used together.

Written specifically as an introduction to North and Hillard's Latin Prose Composition, this book presents the student with numerous exercises in Latin using a simple vocabulary and elementary forms of sentence construction. It includes both English-Latin and Latin-English exercises, both carefully restricted to knowledge already acquired at each stage.

Elementary Greek Translation was designed to accompany the same authors' Elementary Greek Exercises, so that the two books could conveniently be used together and translation be learned as well as composition. The book outlines essential grammar, so that the reader can begin translating from the start. After the initial exercises, the pieces form a continuous series covering the chief events of Athenian history down to 400 BC.