Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics: In the Grades of the Common SchoolMcMurry, Charles A. (Charles Alexander)
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Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics: In the Grades of the Common School
McMurry, Charles A. (Charles Alexander)
American literature -- Study and teaching; English literature -- Study and teaching
A New England story in Hawthorne's style. A good home
study for children and teachers.
The Boy's Browning. Dana, Estes, & Co.
A good collection of the simpler poems adapted to younger
readers.
Tale of Two Cities (Dickens). Ginn & Co.; American Book Co.
Jean Valjean (from Les Miserables). Ginn & Co.; Educational
Publishing Co.
The Talisman (Scott). American Book Co.; Ginn & Co.
Treasure Island (Stevenson). Scribner's Sons.
Life of Washington (Statesmen Series). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
Life of Nelson (Southey). The Macmillan Co.; Ginn & Co.; American Book
Co.
The Foot-path Way (Torrey). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
One of the best books for cultivating an appreciation for
nature.
In Bird Land (Keyser). A. C. McClurg & Co.
A very interesting bird study.
The Old Manse, and A Few Mosses (Hawthorne). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
A pleasing account of the old house and its associations.
News from the Birds (Keyser). D. Appleton & Co.
Excellent study and observation.
Peasant and Prince (Martineau). Ginn & Co.; Univ. Pub. Co.
An interesting narrative of French life just before the
Revolution.
A Book of Famous Verse (Repplier). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
A superior collection of poems.
Nature Pictures by American Poets (Marble). The Macmillan Co.
Choice poems descriptive of nature.
Seven British Classics. American Book Co.
A good collection of English masterpieces. Adapted also
for regular reading in seventh and eighth grades.
Star Land (Ball). Ginn & Co.
A very interesting and well-written introduction to astronomy.
Life of John Quincy Adams (Morse). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
The Statesmen Series.
Poems of American Patriotism (Matthews). Scribner's Sons.
3. TEACHERS' BOOKS
Culture and Anarchy (Arnold). Maynard, Merrill, & Co.
It illustrates well Arnold's thought and style.
Elaine (Tennyson). Maynard, Merrill, & Co.; The Macmillan Co.
A beautiful poem, simple and musical, from the Idylls of the
King.
Great Words of Great Americans (Putnam).
Papers and addresses of Washington and Lincoln.
Literature in Schools (Scudder). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
A stimulating book for teachers of all grades.
The Princess (Tennyson). Ginn & Co.; The Macmillan Co.; Maynard,
Merrill, & Co.; American Book Co.
Biblical Masterpieces (Moulton). The Macmillan Co.
The Book Lover (Baldwin). A. C. McClurg & Co.
A discussion of books and reading with lists of books and
suggestions.
The Story of the Birds (Baskett). D. Appleton & Co.
One of the superior books of nature study.
Frail Children of the Air (Scudder). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
A scientific but simple treatise on butterflies.
Books and Culture (Mabie). Dodd, Mead, & Co.
An attractive and valuable book on literature for teachers.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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