The Conquest of Mexico (Prescott). Maynard, Merrill, & Co. The story of Cortes and his adventures told by a master. William Tell (McMurry). Silver, Burdett, & Co. The drama of Schiller's Wilhelm Tell, translated into simple English. Adapted for representation. Source Book of American History (Hart). Macmillan Co. The parts bearing on the colonial history. Original sources, letters, etc. Story of a Bad Boy (Aldrich). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. A good narrative of boy life, humorous and entertaining. Lay of the Last Minstrel (Scott). The Macmillan Co.; Maynard, Merrill, & Co.; Ginn & Co.; Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. One of the best descriptions of the old minstrelsy. Suitable for sixth and seventh grades. Choice English Lyrics (Baldwin). Silver, Burdett, & Co. A great variety of choice poems, ballads, lyrics, and sonnets. Poetry of the Seasons (Lovejoy). Silver, Burdett, & Co. A choice collection of nature poems. Wilderness Ways (Long). Ginn & Co. An interesting study of wild animals, birds, etc. Famous Allegories (Baldwin). Silver, Burdett, & Co. A good selection for reference reading and for teachers. Rab and His Friends (Brown). Educational Publishing Co.; D. C. Heath & Co.; Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. Interesting stories of dogs for children. Story of Oliver Twist (Dickens). D. Appleton & Co. Suitable for introducing children to Dickens. Undine (Fouque). Ginn & Co. Nine Worlds (Litchfield). Ginn & Co. Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates (Mary Mapes Dodge). Century Co. Don Quixote (De la Mancha). Scribner's Sons; Ginn & Co. Tales of a Traveller (Irving). American Book Co.; Maynard, Merrill, & Co. Various interesting stories of adventure. Pilgrims and Puritans (Moore). Ginn & Co. One of the best books on the early history of Plymouth and Boston. Very simple and well told. Stories from Waverley (Gassiot). The Macmillan Co. For reference reading. Stories from Scott. Golden Treasury of Songs and Lyrics (Palgrave). The Macmillan Co. A collection of the best songs and lyrical poems. The Rose and the Ring (Thackeray). D. C. Heath & Co. Knickerbocker Stories. University Publishing Co. Boys of '76 (Coffin). Harper Brothers. A realistic account of Revolutionary scenes. Stories of Bird Life (Pearson). B. F. Johnson Publishing Co. Simple descriptions by a close observer of birds. Our Country in Prose and Verse. American Book Co. Excellent collection for children's use. Stories of Animal Life (Holden). American Book Co. Stories from English History (Church). The Macmillan Co. In two volumes. The second part is especially suited to sixth grade. Parts also of Part One. Children's Stories of American Literature (Wright). 1660-1860. Scribner's Sons. Short biographies of the chief American writers.