BIOGRAPHY OF HAWTHORNE THE GREAT STONE FACE MY VISIT TO NIAGARA THE DIVERTING HISTORY OF JOHN GILPIN HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS INCIDENT OF THE FRENCH CAMP HERVÉ RIEL COLUMBUS (COLUMBUS'S BIRTHDAY, OCT. 12) SUPPOSED SPEECH OF JOHN ADAMS SPEECH OF RESOLUTION TO PUT VIRGINIA INTO A STATE OF DEFENCE THE EVE BEFORE WATERLOO THE BUGLE SONG BIOGRAPHY OF HOLMES THE CHAMBERED NAUTILUS THE DEACON'S MASTERPIECE OLD IRONSIDES THE BOYS THE LAST LEAF MERIT BEFORE BIRTH WEBSTER-HAYNE DEBATE THE BROOK THE SONG OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE THE CATARACT OF LODORE BIOGRAPHY OF POE A DESCENT INTO THE MAELSTRÖM THE RAVEN ANNABEL LEE THE BELLS BIOGRAPHY OF WHITTIER (WHITTIER'S BIRTHDAY, DEC. 17) SNOW-BOUND (WHITTIER'S BIRTHDAY, DEC. 17) THE SHIP-BUILDERS (WHITTIER'S BIRTHDAY, DEC. 17) REGULUS BEFORE THE ROMAN SENATE THE RETURN OF REGULUS SPARTACUS TO THE GLADIATORS THE WAY TO WEALTH (FRANKLIN'S BIRTHDAY, JAN, 17) EMMET'S VINDICATION MARCO BOZZARIS RIENZI'S ADDRESS TO THE ROMANS BIOGRAPHY OF LANIER (LANIER'S BIRTHDAY, FEB. 3) THE MARSHES OF GLYNN (LANIER'S BIRTHDAY, FEB. 3) SECOND HALF-YEAR LOVE OF COUNTRY WARREN'S ADDRESS PEACE, THE POLICY OF A NATION THE AMERICAN FLAG (LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY, FEB. 12) LINCOLN, THE GREAT COMMONER (LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY, FEB. 12) DEDICATION SPEECH (LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY, FEB. 12) O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN (WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY, FEB. 22) FAREWELL ADDRESS (WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY, FEB. 22) BIOGRAPHY OF LOWELL (LOWELL'S BIRTHDAY, FEB. 22) THE VISION OF SIR LAUNFAL (LOWELL'S BIRTHDAY, FEB. 22) YUSSOUF (LOWELL'S BIRTHDAY, FEB. 22) BIOGRAPHY OF LONGFELLOW (LONGFELLOW'S BIRTHDAY, FEB. 27) EVANGELINE (LONGFELLOW'S BIRTHDAY, FEB. 27) THE BUILDING OF THE SHIP (LONGFELLOW'S BIRTHDAY, FEB. 27) NAPOLEON BONAPARTE THE EVILS OF WAR BIOGRAPHY OF IRVING (IRVING'S BIRTHDAY, APRIL 3) RIP VAN WINKLE (IRVING'S BIRTHDAY, APRIL 3) THE VOYAGE (IRVING'S BIRTHDAY, APRIL 3) PAUL REVERE'S RIDE (APRIL 19) THE LEAP OF ROUSHAN BEG THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE SELECTIONS FROM SHAKESPEARE (SHAKESPEARE'S BIRTHDAY, APRIL 23) TO A WATER FOWL THE SKYLARK TO A SKYLARK (SPRING AND ARBOR DAY) THE CLOUD APOSTROPHE TO THE OCEAN ABSALOM LOCHINVAR PARTING OF MARMION AND DOUGLAS FOR A' THAT AND A' THAT KING PHILIP TO THE WHITE SETTLER THE CAPTURE OF QUEBEC ENGLAND AND HER COLONIES THE MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY OPPORTUNITY THE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB SONG OF THE GREEK BARD THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE THE TRUE GRANDEUR OF NATIONS THE MEMORY OF OUR FATHERS THE RECESSIONAL INTRODUCTION This book is designed to furnish reading material of choice literary and dramatic quality. The selections for the most part are those that have stood the test of time and are acknowledged masterpieces. The groupings into the separate parts will aid both teachers and pupils in the classification of the material, indicating at a glance the range and variety of the literature included.