Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-25
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ci"ed departure from the usual re.d;,,,
DOCK. IL has been prepared to satisf.
the demand for more scope for ac,i,,
anu cApIcSslon III the early reading los.
SONS. Inc stories are written in d.,
rogue form and can De Elayed or acts.
if the teacher SO desires.
| Inc matter Is full of life and will,
stimulate and delight tie imagination
OF the child. The subjects of the los
sons are those commonly selected nv
the children themselves in their every.
day play. The expressions snrinc
naturally to their lips when they i'm.
CINE themselves taking the parts renro-
| scented. TIL" numerous illustrations nv
Miss Edith Il. Brand are at once attrac.
tive ard valuable in explaining tho
| text.
All teachers interested in sccurinr
from their pupils Unconscious AMI
natural expression in reading will well
| come this book.
"A Short History Of Eng!ands Liter
AZURE. by Eva March Tarpan. Phi. n
Head of the English Department. Eng
liah High School, Worcester. Mass.
Cloth: ilustratcd: Boston: Houchton
Niliin and Company
Within the compass Of &c PAGES Miss
Tarrln has succeeded iii condcnsing a
very comprehensive and Interesting
history of English literature.
For the general reader as well as for
the student this work will he found to
De exceedingly practical, for out of
her successful experience as a teacher
the author has learned how to avoid the
mistake of loading up her work with
| u mass Of SuperfiuouS details, that
have seriously detractcd from the value
of many other books that have been
written on the Same general subject.
1t is a book that deserves n place in
every library-and one which would
greatly enhance tn" results secured if
| it were given a careful lCrusal before
taking III, any courS" Of reading deaf
ing i'll any degree with the great Eng
fish classics.
Social Progress. Il year book and en-
cyClOraedia Of economic. Industrial,
social and religious statistics. 1905.
J"slah Strong, editor. president Amcri-
can institute of Social Service; cloth :;
pp $40; price $l.00 net: New York, The
| Eaker " Taylor Company.
AS one reads this volume he can but
marvel ut the amount of useful in
formation, bearing upon the great
problems of today which the editor
hes succeeded in condensinG between
| its covers. The scope of the work is
| rs wide as civilization itself. and the
statistics il presents representing an
Immense amount of work. in their col
lection and arrangement, are in admir-
able shape for ready reference and will
be found Invaluable to the students of
| tie present day social and economic
| problems. 1t is Il book that should be
| in every library in the country for it
| is far ana away the finest collection of
lines. that las ever come to our at
| t"ntion.
afy Mamie Rose. The Story of My
Regeneration, by Owen Kildare. An
| Autobiograp ply illustrated: cloth; PIP
| 3,:;. Price $1.C0 New York: The Baker
| q Taylor Company.
80 book of recent times has attract
| Cd more attention than this story of Il
youn:; man, who. under the influence
| IF u good woman, should be able i'll a
| period of less than eight years, by
| sheer force Of persistent effort and ma
| tive ability, raise himself from Il Bow
cry tough, unable to read or write. to
| an author able to command the re-
| Spectful attention of thousands of crit
| zeal readers, would seem 4 far-fetched
| story if il were told in fiction, and yet
| This is the true story of Owen kildare
| Who. today, in his forty-firSt year is a
| V ritter Of recognized power and stand
| ing in this Co,.ntry-ONe whose work Is
| in eager demand among the leading
| editors and publishers Of our literary
| CcntcrS.
| Truly fact is stranger than fiction.
| The demand for Il new edition of Mr..
| kildarc's "Mamic Rose" has been 50
| Widespread and persistent that the
Eaker & Taylor Company have finally
| yielded to 1t and w:iilc doing so have
| made Il cloth bound volume to retail at
| 81 90. IN this form the sale of this
| book, which is still almost as active as
| when ii was first put upon the market
| should be greatly increased.
| Irellnd'S story, Il short history of
| ireland, for schools, reading circles
| and General Readers. by Charles John
| Sto,I. author of ireland: Historic and
| Picturesque, and Clarit;l Spencer:
| cloth: illustrattd; PIP. Al; Price $l.io'
net. postage extra; Euston: iIOuShton
| Miiiliu and Company.
IN Il population like our OWN. which
| contains 50 large a proportion of citi-
| ZrnS of Irish descent, "IrclandS Story
| poSS SseS u special interest and value
| IL the present instance this story is
| presented mot as Il record of the dead
| past. but as Il beacon for the living
future. 1t is Inspired by strong faith
| in the Irish race. and a just pride il
| what it has accomplished in the worlds
| progress
| The prt sent volume is admirably
pied FOR tn" use of readers who de-
| sire to secure a brief but conprehcn-
Siye idea Of Irish history. It also
serves to show how large "A part sons ri
| the Emerald Isle have borne in the civil
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