Part 25 (1/2)
Modern Painters (Ruskin). Various publishers.
For teachers, a good study in Ruskin.
Essay on Burns (Carlyle). Maynard, Merrill, & Co.; The Macmillan Co.; Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.; D. C. Heath & Co.; Educational Publis.h.i.+ng Co.
An interesting subject and an able treatment.
Readings from the Spectator. Educational Publis.h.i.+ng Co.; Maynard, Merrill, & Co.
Roger de Coverley and other selected parts of essays from Addison.
Six Centuries of English Poetry (Baldwin). Silver, Burdett, & Co.
Valuable for reference and occasional study.
Fiske's Was.h.i.+ngton and His Country (Irving). Ginn & Co.
Good life of Was.h.i.+ngton and history of the Revolution.
The War of Independence (Fiske). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
Poetic Interpretation of Nature (Shairp). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
Mere Literature (Woodrow Wilson). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
An interesting series of essays for teachers.
The Life of Alexander Hamilton (Lodge). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
The Study and Teaching of English (Chubb). The Macmillan Co.
Burke's Speech on Conciliation with America. D. C. Heath & Co.; American Book Co.; The Macmillan Co.
EIGHTH GRADE
1. BOOKS FOR REGULAR READING LESSONS
Vision of Sir Launfal (Lowell). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.; The Macmillan Co.
One of the best poems in English for school use.
Julius Caesar (Shakespeare). American Book Co.; The Macmillan Co.; Silver, Burdett, & Co.; D. C. Heath & Co.; Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.; Maynard, Merrill, & Co.; The Educational Publis.h.i.+ng Co.; University Publis.h.i.+ng Co.
Well suited for eighth grade study and presentation. Used also in high schools.
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Longfellow). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
Bunker Hill, Adams, and Jefferson (Webster). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
Roger de Coverley (Addison). The Macmillan Co.; American Book Co.; Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.; The Educational Publis.h.i.+ng Co.; Silver, Burdett, & Co.; Sibley & Ducker; D. C. Heath & Co.; Maynard, Merrill, & Co.