POE.--Poe's best short story is _The Fall of the House of Usher_, but it is better to begin with such favorites as either _The Murders in the Rue Morgue_, _The Gold-Bug_, or _A Descent into the Maelstrom_. There are many poor editions of Poe's _Tales_. Cody's _The Best Tales of Edgar Allan Poe_ and Macmillan's _Pocket Classics_ edition may be recommended. The best part of his critical remarks on short-story writing is quoted in this text, p. 299. A part of his essay, _The Poetic Principle_, is given in Trent. SIMMS.--Mims and Payne give (pp. 50-69) a good selection from _The Yemassee_, describing an Indian episode in the war of 1715, between the Spaniards and the Indians on the one hand, and the English on the other. Trent gives (pp. 186-189) from _The Partisan_, a scene laid at the time of the Revolutionary War. HARRIS.--Read anywhere from _Uncle Remus, his Songs, and his Sayings_ (1880), _Nights with Uncle Remus_ (1881), _Uncle Remus and his Friends_ (1892). An excellent selection, _Brother Billy Goat eats his Dinner_, is given in Trent. CABLE.--_Madame Delphine_ and _Jean-ah-Poquelin_, two of Cable's best short stories, are published under the title, _Old Creole Days_. PAGE, ALLEN, AND CRADDOCK.--From Page, read either _Marse Chan_ or _Meh Lady_; from Allen, _King Solomon of Kentucky_, and _Two Gentlemen of Kentucky,_ from _Flute and Violin,_ or _The Kentucky Cardinal,_ or _The Choir Invisible_; from Craddock, selections from _Down the Ravine,_ _In the Tennessee Mountains,_ or _The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountain._ QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS Poetry.--Which of Poe's nine poems indicated for reading pleases you most and which least? What is the chief source of your pleasure in reading him? Do you feel like reading any of his poems a second time or repeating parts of them? Account for the extraordinary vitality of Poe's verse. What is the subject matter of most of his poems? What is the subject of Lanier's best verse? Compare his melody and ideals with Poe's. Is Lanier's _Song of the Chattahoochee_ as melodious as Tennyson's _The Brook?_ Which is the most beautiful stanza in _My Springs?_ What are the strongest and most distinguishing qualities of Lanier's verse? Which of these are especially prominent in _The Marshes of Glynn_ and _Sunrise,_ and which in _Tampa Robins?_ Compare Hayne and Timrod for artistic finish, definiteness, and spontaneity. Does Hayne or Timrod love nature more for herself alone? Select the best stanza from Timrod's _The Lily Confidante_ and compare it with your favorite stanza from Lanier's _My Springs._ From each of the poems of Hayne suggested for reading, select some of the most artistic creations of his fancy. Indicate the patriotism and the pathos in Father Ryan's verse. Point out some unique qualities in Tabb's poetry. Is the length of his poems in accordance with Poe's dictum? Select some passage showing special delicacy or originality in describing nature.