The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-03-07

"As announced week or two age, Jan
sen, McClurg s Co. of this city have just
published CHOICE READINGS FOR PUBLIC
AND PRIyATE ENTERTAINMENTS; Arrang
ell for the School, College and sublic Rea-
der, with Evolutionary Advice. Edited
by Robert McLain Cumnock, A. NJ.
Prof Of Rhett ric and Elocution in the
Northwestern University price 81. Is J
Tie many thousand Of intelligent lovers
of cocution in all the towns and cities OF
our Northern States, who have listened
with delight TO the public readings of
Prof. Cumnock, will not be disappointed in
this book. Cur own expectations are
more than realized M.
AS Indicated by the title, tho body of
the book is composedof choice readings.
1t is not SO easy as most people imagine TO
edit with exquisite taste and judgment a
volume of literary selections suited to ex-
press every variety of thought which must
be studied and taught hy the elocutionist
Publishers recognize the high grade of
literary talent required for this class Of
editorial work when they employ, at a
great cost, the first literary minds of The
/ country to make poctical and prose com
! pilalions. Witness the volum es Of
choice readings edited by Dana, Byrani,
1 Whittier, and others of our most distin-
! guished authors.
When we took upProf Cumnock's book
we looked for merely another good school
reader or elocution, with instructions in
/ the elements of clocution as an introduc-
ton. 1t proves to be remarkably choice
cabinc: of the richest gems of classical
and modern English literature. If the
volume contained nothing but this truly
choice reading many of which one could
not find IN one of our best lbrarics-we
| would recommend il as book to be
/ placed in the hand of every student and
/ in every library. But added to this are
! the ins tructions Of this master Of educa
| tion Introducing every one Of the several
classes Of selections; Pathos, Solemniiy,
Severity, Beauty, Love, Gayety,t Honor,
Grandeur and Sublimity, Oratory, Mar
tial Passion, Narrative, Descriptive and
1 Didaetic Style, ETC., etc. These instruc-
book style, SO unsavory to most readers,
but IN the language OF a charming pre-
face not less winning than the fluelt
philosophy of the 'Autocrat OF the Break
fast Table While il guides the reader
with definite precision to express the
sentiments OF the selection as their author
/ ihtendcd and nature demands.
Since poor reading is SO lamcntably
| common even among ladies and gentle
mcnof literary taste, and good reading
is SO rare, notwithstanding it has even
greater power than music to charm refine
| and elevate the family circle we cannot
| just now utter better wish than
that volume of Prof. Cumnock's choice
Readings, with Evolutionary Instructions
may soon grace every family reading ia.
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