The state herald., 1920-06-22
An Education foy All.


among you nna1 great Circumstances have
been such that could indulge he fascinating ducatvc highly
profitable pursuit readings especially in the bpah Of great fiction
Do realize you been Reading representative
number Of the classic novels culture
pinnacle above many Of your neighbors
Some you regret you have fortunate In
gee gifted learned when the upon literature and
noted writer's perhaps felt Of nerory medioc
lamented los, opportunities the lack Of them.
Unable maintain yourself in discussion which handi
capped did the next best thing and listened Going resolved
TO remedy your defects books But you
went to the book the Libraries and contemplated
the long list Of authors and the evidences Of their industry
ever attractive might be in theory became simply appalling practice
Your work. home and public and all the unavoidable demands
your time made impossible If denied advantages of
cuang library expense purchase books frequently
1t takes months years get start to say nothing
burrowng deeply into the Of volumes In
cases the reading single important book will leisure
for weeks However attractive the study bound your enthusiasm
other considerations thwarted your Intentions
Scientific historical general knowledge
volumes for busy people Language has its die
tonare which give glance % definitions with the origin
and various applications of each word Why has not literature
especially fiction which represents spirit
springs OF human activities of all times condensed rendered
convenient form?
Exactly been performed by coee of scholars au
thos and other distinguished persons We propose relay You
through these columns additional expense YOU All the great
books of the world have not been condensed hut enogh Of the fiction has
been dealt with the field The condensaions
skeleton outlines They novels reduced the limits
short story retaining the uo characters chief Incidents atmosphere
spirit and charm the originals Each condensation about
columns in length and be read in Is to 20 minutes
Works having special application have been treated by people with
cal and historical novels Of Winston Churchill which take high rank in
American literature have been condensed The Crisis by William
Howard Taft expresiden Of the United Sa Conison by Samuel
W. Mccall Richard Carvel" by David Walsh ex-govnors
Massachusetts,
Kpngs Captains Courageous Defoes Robinson Cusoe" and
other nautical tales well of the works Of James Fenmore
Cooper have been condensed by James Connolly the well known writer
Librarian Bolton Of the Boston Athenaeum and Richard
Henry Dana of Cambridge have handled rhacky; Librarian Beder
Public library condensed of the of Dickens
Eey Sedgw editor of the Atlantic Monthly George Eots "Adam
The proprietor the Bureau organ
of
dnsed he Turmoil Booth Tarkngtons great of American
business life.
The list for enumeration here contains the outstand
ing Buwer Dumas Hawthorne Bnyan Gaboriau Cane
Hugo Doyle Irving Homer Virgil Kingsley Mulock Stowe, Hardy
Reade Twain Stevenson, Nayat and many others Distinguishes
college men, William Fenwic Harris Of Cambridge T. l.
Capt Of Hasvasd distinguished authors
Basil King Paul Revere Frnshm Caroline Tcn Irving Bachels
John Kendrk Bang, Cyr Tovnsend Brady Caroline w Mary
wilkins Freeman and othes made the condenssons
achieved through prize cOmpeon the best work being selected by
committee Of experta
value Of these cndenaons be exaggerated
They will delight satisfy Through them you will in short
knowledge easily pleasantly The condensaion will prove that h
neither hhow dull but the contrary fasc
Mating your paper time with the beginning Of M
condensed casica