SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM: _Julius Cæsar and Coriolanus_, two plays based on Roman history and excellent for reading purposes; _Richard II_ (1398-1399), _Henry IV_ (1402-1413), _Henry V_ (1414-1420), _Henry VI_ (1422-1471), _Richard III_ (1471-1485), all based on English history; _As You Like It_, a great comedy; _Hamlet_ and _King Lear_, perhaps the two greatest tragedies. All these are excellent reading, especially in such an edition as the _Temple Classics_. Other plays may well be read, but everyone should know the foregoing list. Essays EMERSON, RALPH WALDO: _The American Scholar_, _Self-Reliance_, _Culture_ and _Behavior_ may be read with profit by the young, even if they do not fully understand the philosophy. HALE, EDWARD EVERETT: _American Essays_ and _English Essays_, two books edited by Hale. They contain selections from the writings of George William Curtis, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Washington Irving, James Russell Lowell, Addison, Goldsmith, Lamb and Thackeray. HOLMES, OLIVER WENDELL: _The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table_, a charming series of talks which embody the best of Holmes's wit, wisdom and philosophy. One of those things everybody must read. IRVING, WASHINGTON: _The Sketch Book_ contains such perfect stories as _Rip Van Winkle_ and _The Legend of Sleepy Hollow_, as well as a number of fine essays for later reading. ROOSEVELT, THEODORE: _American Ideals and Other Essays_. Putnam. RUSKIN, JOHN: _Sesame and Lilies_. In spite of its seeming difficulty, this book contains some of the most inspiring words ever spoken on books and reading. WARNER, CHARLES DUDLEY: _A-Hunting of the Deer and Other Essays_, a delightful little collection that young people will enjoy and that has fine literary qualities. Houghton, Mifflin Co. Nature THOREAU, HENRY DAVID: _Walden_, a vivid book of outdoor life. Such also are _A Week on the Concord and Merrimac Rivers_ and _Excursions in Field and Forest_. Biography FABRE, JEAN-HENRI: _Our Humble Helpers_, familiar talks on the domestic animals. The Century Co. BOSWELL, JAMES: _Life of Samuel Johnson_. The first great biography, and still the most remarkable in its intimacy. Not of general interest to young people. BROOKS, ELDRIDGE STREETER: _Historic Girls_. G. P. Putnam's Sons. BROOKS, NOAH: _Life of Abraham Lincoln_. G. P. Putnam's Sons. BURROUGHS, JOHN: _John James Audubon_. Small, Maynard & Co. GOLDING, VAUTIER: _The Story of Henry M. Stanley_. E. P. Dutton & Co. HARRISON, FREDERICK: _Oliver Cromwell_. Macmillan. IRVING, WASHINGTON: _Washington_, and _Mahomet_. LODGE, HENRY CABOT: _Alexander Hamilton_. Houghton, Mifflin Co.