Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics Part 26

Good sight reading, and for reference.

Peter the Great (Motley). Maynard, Merrill, & Co.

A very interesting essay in superior style.

The Succession of Forest Trees, Wild Apples, and Sounds (Th.o.r.eau).

Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.

A very attractive nature study.

2. SUPPLEMENTARY AND REFERENCE BOOKS

Ruskin's Selections. Ginn & Co.; The Macmillan Co.

Longer selections from Ruskin. Excellent also for regular reading.

My Hunt after the Captain, etc. (Holmes). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.

A very entertaining description of scenes during war times.

Don Quixote (Cervantes). Ginn & Co.; The Macmillan Co.; Scribner's Sons.

A book that children should be encouraged to read. Its satire and humor they should learn to appreciate.

Ivanhoe (Scott). The Macmillan Co.; Ginn & Co.; American Book Co.; Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.; D. C. Heath & Co.

The best introduction to Scott's novels, in connection with school studies.

The Abbot (Scott). Ginn & Co.; American Book Co.

One of Scott's best stories.

Yesterdays with Authors (James T. Fields). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.

Rob Roy, and Quentin Durward (Scott). Ginn & Co.; American Book Co.

Good library books.

The House of Seven Gables (Hawthorne). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.

A New England story in Hawthorne's style. A good home study for children and teachers.

The Boy's Browning. Dana, Estes, & Co.

A good collection of the simpler poems adapted to younger readers.

Tale of Two Cities (d.i.c.kens). Ginn & Co.; American Book Co.

Jean Valjean (from Les Miserables). Ginn & Co.; Educational Publis.h.i.+ng Co.

The Talisman (Scott). American Book Co.; Ginn & Co.

Treasure Island (Stevenson). Scribner's Sons.

Life of Was.h.i.+ngton (Statesmen Series). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.

Life of Nelson (Southey). The Macmillan Co.; Ginn & Co.; American Book Co.

The Foot-path Way (Torrey). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.

One of the best books for cultivating an appreciation for nature.

In Bird Land (Keyser). A. C. McClurg & Co.

A very interesting bird study.

The Old Manse, and A Few Mosses (Hawthorne). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.

A pleasing account of the old house and its a.s.sociations.

News from the Birds (Keyser). D. Appleton & Co.

Excellent study and observation.

Peasant and Prince (Martineau). Ginn & Co.; Univ. Pub. Co.

An interesting narrative of French life just before the Revolution.

A Book of Famous Verse (Repplier). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.

A superior collection of poems.

Nature Pictures by American Poets (Marble). The Macmillan Co.

Choice poems descriptive of nature.

Seven British Cla.s.sics. American Book Co.

A good collection of English masterpieces. Adapted also for regular reading in seventh and eighth grades.

Star Land (Ball). Ginn & Co.

A very interesting and well-written introduction to astronomy.

Life of John Quincy Adams (Morse). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.

The Statesmen Series.