Whitney Arthur H. Teach Yourself Finnish

English Universities Press, 1956. — 301 р.Both Whitney and Leney have written books in the Teach YourselfSeries called _Teach Yourself Finnish_... The edition other reviewers here have reviewed is the one by Terttu Leney; and that's the one I also recommend. It's more recent, and also geared more towards a beginning audience. Whitney's can be useful, but he introduces grammatical minutae far in advance of their use to the learner and gives an extensive vocabulary for each chapter even when most of it is irrelevant to what is being learned in the chapter. Leney, on the other hand, introduces vocabulary and grammar as it's used, and offers a wealth of information about contemporary Finnish culture for people planning to visit.