This document is the preface and introductory sections of a Latin textbook titled "Latin for Beginners" by Benjamin L. D'Ooge. It includes a preface, notes on pronunciation, lessons on vocabulary and grammar, reading passages on myths, and appendixes with declension tables, syntax rules, reviews and vocabularies. The reading passages provide stories about the labors of Hercules and the life of a Roman boy to help students practice translating Latin.