A great historical picture, full of interest. The Great Debate (Hayne-Webster). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.; Maynard, Merrill, & Co. A fine study of forensic debate. Incidentally a deeper appreciation of history. Somewhat difficult for eighth grade. A Bunch of Herbs (Burroughs). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. A very suggestive study of common plants, trees, weather, etc. Burke on Conciliation. Sibley & Ducker; Ginn & Co.; The Macmillan Co.; Silver, Burdett, & Co.; Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.; American Book Co.; D. C. Heath & Co.; Maynard, Merrill, & Co. Used also in high school. A great study both as literature and as history. One of the best studies in American history before the Revolution. The Gettysburg Speech (Lincoln). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. The inaugurals, an essay by Lowell on Lincoln and other papers. The Deserted Village, and The Traveller (Goldsmith). The Macmillan Co.; Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.; Maynard, Merrill, & Co. The best of Goldsmith's poems. Also shorter poems. Franklin's Autobiography. The Macmillan Co.; Ginn & Co.; Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.; Maynard, Merrill, & Co.; American Book Co.; The Educational Publishing Co. Partly for class use and partly for reference reading. Plutarch's Lives. Ginn & Co.; The Educational Publishing Co.; The Macmillan Co. A few for class reading. Others for reference. Translation of Homer's Odyssey (Palmer). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. Abraham Lincoln (Schurz). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. Two Great Retreats (Grote-Segur). Ginn & Co. Good sight reading, and for reference. Peter the Great (Motley). Maynard, Merrill, & Co. A very interesting essay in superior style. The Succession of Forest Trees, Wild Apples, and Sounds (Thoreau). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. A very attractive nature study. 2. SUPPLEMENTARY AND REFERENCE BOOKS Ruskin's Selections. Ginn & Co.; The Macmillan Co. Longer selections from Ruskin. Excellent also for regular reading. My Hunt after the Captain, etc. (Holmes). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. A very entertaining description of scenes during war times. Don Quixote (Cervantes). Ginn & Co.; The Macmillan Co.; Scribner's Sons. A book that children should be encouraged to read. Its satire and humor they should learn to appreciate. Ivanhoe (Scott). The Macmillan Co.; Ginn & Co.; American Book Co.; Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.; D. C. Heath & Co. The best introduction to Scott's novels, in connection with school studies. The Abbot (Scott). Ginn & Co.; American Book Co. One of Scott's best stories. Yesterdays with Authors (James T. Fields). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. Rob Roy, and Quentin Durward (Scott). Ginn & Co.; American Book Co. Good library books. The House of Seven Gables (Hawthorne). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.