Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-25

Contc in it's relation to the history and
development Of the country. The
stories themselves are mCst interesting
i'm their subject-mattcr did well repre-
sentative of the best Of French literary
style. a complete vocabulary is in
cluded, and numerous COteS explain al!
historical and literary ailusions.
SCOTS Lady of the Lake. Edited by
Raymond NJ. Alden, Phi. d., Assistant
Professor of English Literature and
,, Rhetoric. Leland Stanford Junior Uni
vcrsity. Cloth. 16nO.. 80 pages. With
portrait of Scott. Price. 10 cents.
Tcnnyson's the Princess. Edited by
Katharine l.. Bates NJ. A.. Professor Of
English Literature IN Wellesley Col
!ege. Cloth, limo, 2i9 pages. With
portrait Of Tennyson. Price, 40 cents.
| SCOTS IvanhOe. Edited by Francis
, II. Stoddard, PHI. D., Professor of the
English Language and Literature in
New York University. Cloth, limo. sol
pages. With portrait OF Scott. Price,
30 cents.
| American Book Company, New York,
lNhitIillidtl, anu NHIcd5C.
These are the most recent additions
to this attractive series. which is UNI
der the general editorship of DR.. Henry
van Dyke. The texts are presented in
Il form which makes them clear, inter-
testing. and helpful to those who are be-
ginning the study of literature. A
short life of each author is given, an
Introduction tells what the book is
labOut, how it was written, where the
author got the idea. and what it means.
Notes at the foot oil the page give the
sense of hard words; ana other notes.
at the end of the book. explain difficult
ties and illusions and fine points. Sim
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ness and the highest mechanical ex-
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! treat their subjects as works of litera-
lture to he read and enjoyed, not to be
merely parsed and scanned and pulled
to pieces.
Frank Ovorton. a. NJ, NJ. d., assisted
| by Mary T.. Hill, Instructor i'll Science
and Nature Study in the Goodyear
| Rurlingamc School. Syracuse, n. Y.
| Cloth, I2mo., illustrated, 142 pages
| Price. 40 cents. American Book Com
pany, New York. Cincinnati, and Chi
cago.
This book furnishes Il years work for
pupils from eight to eleven years Old
The subjects for study are those most
| familiar to children, such as the fly,
the tadpole. frost. the pine tree. golden
| rod the birds nest, etc. The lessons
are arranged in the order of the sea-
! snilS, ana throw light on the unfamiliar
| sides of these familiar things. They
arc correlated with work i'll drawing
ard composition writing. and teach the
| pupil not only to observe closely, but to
| realize the meaning of what he has OBJ
| served, and to describe ii both pictolT-
ally and verbally. The book is profuSc-
! ~ Illustrated, largely from photographs
| taken by the author. The plan Is sim
rl,, ana the method supplies interesting
| work for young pupils. and affords a
good basis for further and more add
| Nsnred study.
| Sand La Mare au Diabic: Edited
| by Adele Randall Lawtou. Friends Sc
1
limo. l37 pages. with exercises. notes
! and vocabulary. Price 30 cents: Amer
lean Book Company. New York. Gin
| oinnati. ana Chicago.
This simple love story is a charming
| idSl Of French peasant life. and is
| written in the authors happicst style
| The present edition is particularly
| adapted to the classroom. The excr-
| ciseS present Il series Of well chosen
| English idionS, and arc based on those
portions of the text which afford the
| greatest difficulty. There is thus pro-
| vided Il comparison of tho English and
| French idiums which is strongly I'M
pressed on the pupils mind. Accom-
panyiny the text are notes and a
| vocabulary.
Mairtt's La Clcf Dor. ana Les
| I'lechcs Maeinucs. Edited by Edith
lcaly. Cloth. limo. l3l pages. Price.
81 cents: American Book Company.
New York. Cincinnati, and Chicago.
These dainty and well written fairy
stories point a moral. while at the same
time being interesting and well WITHIN
the child's comprchenSion. They show
that perseverance and industry Will
win. in spite of harsh treatment and
hardshipS. The style in which the sto-
rics are told is simple and well-Suitcd
!or beginners classes. At The end of
each chapter are questions. in French.
10 b" answered in the same language
bearing on the incidents of the story.
In addition. there are included cXcr-
ciscs for translation from English into
f'rcncn. The vocabulary is complete.
Tho Italian in America by Eliot.
Lord. \. NJ, special agent l.. S. Tenth
Census: Social Statistics. John J. ID.
Trenor. chairman of immigration
COMMITTEES. National Board of Trade,
Annual ses$ ion, 1904. Samuel j. Bar
rows, secretary of the Prison ASsocia-
ton Of -\cw York: cloth; illustrated;
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The plan and purpose Of this volume
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