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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.
An excellent study for children in eighth grade. Also used in high schools.
In Bird Land (Keyser). A. C. McClurg & Co.
A book adapted to awaken the children to a sympathetic observation of birds.
Lady of the Lake (Scott). Maynard, Merrill, & Co.; American Book Co.; Ginn & Co.; Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.; The Macmillan Co.; D. C. Heath & Co.; The Educational Publis.h.i.+ng Co.; University Publis.h.i.+ng Co.
An attractive study. Somewhat difficult.
Marmion (Scott). Ginn & Co.; Maynard, Merrill, & Co.; The Macmillan Co.; The Educational Publis.h.i.+ng Co.; Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.; American Book Co.
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 Publis.h.i.+ng Co.
Partly for cla.s.s use and partly for reference reading.
Plutarch's Lives. Ginn & Co.; The Educational Publis.h.i.+ng Co.; The Macmillan Co.
A few for cla.s.s 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.
