As has been said, the chief factors in making _Journeys Through Bookland_ unique and of greatest value are the many helps that are given the readers, young and old. These helps are varied in character and are widely distributed through the volumes. They must be considered one at a time by the person who would assist others to use them to the best purpose. These helps consist of what are technically known as studies, notes, introductory notes, biographies, pronouncing vocabularies, pictures, tables of contents and index. The following comments will make clear the purpose of each. GRAPHIC CLASSIFICATION OF MASTERPIECES -------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | Analysis | I | II |III | IV | V | VI |VII |VIII| IX | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | |++++|----| | | | | | | | | | Fables |++++|----| | | | | | | | V | | |++++|----| | | | | | | | o | ----------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ l | | Fairy Stories |++++|++++|----| | | | | | | u | | Folk Lore |++++|++++|----| | | | | | | m | | |++++|++++|----| | | | | | | e | ----------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | Stories Old |----|----|----|++++|++++|++++|++++|----|----| X | | and New |----|----|----|++++|++++|++++|++++|----|----| | | |----|----|----|++++|++++|++++|++++|----|----| i | ----------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ s | | Myths and |----|----|----|++++|++++|++++| | | | | | Classic |----|----|----|++++|++++|++++| | | | a | | Literature |----|----|----|++++|++++|++++| | | | | ----------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ G | | Legendary | | |----|++++|++++|++++| | | | u | | Heroes | | |----|++++|++++|++++| | | | i | | | | |----|++++|++++|++++| | | | d | ----------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ e | | |----|----|----|----|----|----|++++|++++|----| | | Biography |----|----|----|----|----|----|++++|++++|----| f | | |----|----|----|----|----|----|++++|++++|----| o | ----------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ r | | Travel and | | | |----|----|----|----|++++|----| | | Adventure | | | |----|----|----|----|++++|----| P | | | | | |----|----|----|----|++++|----| a | ----------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ r |