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Short Studies in Literature (Classic Reprint)

Author : Hamilton Wright Mabie
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780364214008
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Short Studies in Literature (Classic Reprint) written by Hamilton Wright Mabie and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Short Studies in Literature That these brief chapters may prove helpful to readers of books who desire to become students of literature, is the hope which the writer ventures to cherish in the face of defects more obvious to him than to the most unsympathetic critic. These Studies are not critical but interpretative they are neither exhaustive nor inclusive; they are mainly hints and suggestions. Each chapter might be elaborated into a volume. If they serve to indi cate the leading lines of literary development, the fundamental divisions and distinctions, the deep and vital tendencies, they will accomplish the end for which they were written. That they represent deep convictions concerning the significance of literature rather than a purely critical attitude, will be apparent to the most indifferent reader. The writer is glad of an Opportunity of putting forth what he trusts may be, to some readers at least, a book of insight, rather than a contribution to the. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Short Studies in Literature

Author : Albert Plympton Southwick
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780656755639
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (556 download)

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Download or read book Short Studies in Literature written by Albert Plympton Southwick and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-16 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Short Studies in Literature: For the Use of Schools HE earliest name in the list of anglo-saxon writers is that Of Gildas, generally described as a missionary Of British parentage, living in the first half of the sixth cen tury, and the author of a Latin tract on early British his tory. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Facts and Ideas

Author : Philip Gibbs
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483642669
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (426 download)

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Download or read book Facts and Ideas written by Philip Gibbs and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-22 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Facts and Ideas: Short Studies of Life and Literature Success is always a pleasant introduction, both for men and books. I may therefore best introduce this small volume by saying that the short essays contained in it have already had a successful career before reaching their present and perhaps, as some may think, unmerited dignity of book publication. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Study of the Short Story (Classic Reprint)

Author : Henry Seidel Canby
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780259492108
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (921 download)

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Download or read book A Study of the Short Story (Classic Reprint) written by Henry Seidel Canby and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-17 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Study of the Short Story Nevertheless, although I have taken advantage of the information accessible in The Short Story in English to free the following pages from hindering bibliography and frequent reference to minor literature, I have done all possible to make this new history of the short story more discriminating, more just, and more true. The historical periods and the course of development laid down before have been verified by later study, but I have felt as free to modify the critical conclusions of my earlier work as to borrow from them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Short Studies of American Authors (Classic Reprint)

Author : Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780260021717
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (217 download)

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Download or read book Short Studies of American Authors (Classic Reprint) written by Thomas Wentworth Higginson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Short Studies of American Authors Vivid as this impression is, I yet saw him but twice, and never spoke to him. I first met him on a summer morning, in Concord, as he was walking along the road near the Old Manse, with his wife by his side, and a noble-looking baby-boy in a little wagon which the father was pushing. I re member him as tall, firm, and strong in bearing; his wife looked pensive and dreamy, as she indeed was, then and always; the child was julian, then known among the neighbors as the Prince. When I passed, Hawthorne lifted upon me his great gray eyes, with a look too keen to seem ih different, too shy to be sympathetic - and that was all. But it comes back to memory like that one glimpse of Shelley which Browning describes, and which he Olikens to the day when he found an eagle's feather. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Types of the Short Story

Author : Benjamin A. Heydrick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781332606443
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Types of the Short Story written by Benjamin A. Heydrick and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-17 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Types of the Short Story: Selected Stories With Reading Lists The prominence of the short story as a literary form has led to the preparation of several textbooks on the subject. Some of these are treatises on the technique of the short story, others give specimens selected to show the historical development of the type. But a course in the writing of short stories belongs in college work, and the study of the evolution of literary forms has its proper place in the university. The present volume is prepared for the high school student. It does not aim to trace 'the develop ment of the short story, but accepting it as a literary type, considers the chief forms in which it is found today. To this end thirteen stories, each illustrating a well-defined type, are presented. Each selection is followed by brief comment and a list of other stories of the same type, the purpose being to lead the student to a wider and more intelligent reading in this enjoyable field of literature. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Standard Index of Short Stories

Author : Francis James Hannigan
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484268622
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (686 download)

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Download or read book The Standard Index of Short Stories written by Francis James Hannigan and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-20 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Standard Index of Short Stories: 1900 1914 This index should be useful to libraries, editors, magazine and book publishers, mo tion-picture producers, short-story writers, and other literary workers. Colleges which oder courses in short-story writing should find it a means of tracing material suggested to students for illustrative purposes. It should also prove useful to schools of oratory. I shall be grateful to librarians and others for suggestions and corrections that may tend to increase the future usefulness of the volume. Such communications may be ad dressed to me at the Boston Public Library, and will be gratefully acknowledged. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

From Lincoln to Cleveland

Author : W. J. Scott
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780428962999
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book From Lincoln to Cleveland written by W. J. Scott and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-13 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from From Lincoln to Cleveland: And Other Short Studies in History and General Literature Most readers wisely skip the Preface as at best a piece of conventional surplusage. This volume, as may be seen at a glance, is fragmentary - partly from choice and yet more from necessity. Chronic invalidism of ten years' continuance is not favorable to exhaustive discussions, nor are such discussions in much favor in the present age. This, however, is not said apologetically, for after all the book must stand or fall on its intrinsic merits - would it were worthier We beg leave to express our regret that some slight errors, typographical and otherwise, were seen too late for correction in the present edition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Short Stories for English Courses (Classic Reprint)

Author : Rosa Mary Redding Mikels
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780243329564
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (295 download)

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Download or read book Short Stories for English Courses (Classic Reprint) written by Rosa Mary Redding Mikels and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Short Stories for English Courses Why must we confine the reading of our children to the older literary classics? This is the question asked by an ever-increasing number of thoughtful teachers. They have no wish to displace or to discredit the clas sics. On the contrary, they love and revere them. But they do wish to give their pupils something additional. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Short Studies of Shakespeare's Plots (Classic Reprint)

Author : Cyril Ransome
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781332787081
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Short Studies of Shakespeare's Plots (Classic Reprint) written by Cyril Ransome and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-27 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Short Studies of Shakespeare's Plots The following studies of Shakespeare were originally delivered as popular lectures before a mixed audience. Their design is to be suggestive rather than exhaustive, and to call attention to a method of teaching Shake speare somewhat different from that which is now employed in colleges and schools. That method, which treats the plays of Shakespeare more as convenient collections of hard words and unusual idioms than as masterpieces of literature, seems to me to be in many respects extremely unsatisfactory. It is repellent rather than attractive to the student, and it teaches him from the very outset to pursue his studies by a wrong road. Under its in uence, the play as a whole tends to be neglected, words are exalted to the exclusion of thoughts, and study is far too much on the lines adopted by the young lady who is said to have fastened down the text with a piece of elastic in order that it might not interfere with her learning the notes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

A Short History of American Literature (Classic Reprint)

Author : Walter Cochrane Bronson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333612313
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book A Short History of American Literature (Classic Reprint) written by Walter Cochrane Bronson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Short History of American Literature Throughout the book the literature has been pre sented in its relation to general conditions in America and to the literatures of England and the Continent of Europe, for only so can it be completely understood and its full significance perceived 3 but the personality of the authors and the intrinsic qualities of their work have, it is hoped, received due attention. The division into periods is not meant to be insisted upon too strongly. But some dividing lines must be run for convenience and clearness in treating of so wide and diversified a field, and those adopted are perhaps liable to fewer objections than any others. They have, however, been transgressed freely where it was necessary to do so in order to avoid splitting the discussion of an author's work. In the case of writers with whom the reader is probably not familiar and never need be, the method is chie y descriptive 3 elsewhere the book is intended to be merely a guide in reading and studying the literature itself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Studies in American and British Literature (Classic Reprint)

Author : Inez N. McFee
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483914360
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book Studies in American and British Literature (Classic Reprint) written by Inez N. McFee and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Studies in American and British Literature Your great object should be to be thorough; to learn but a little at a time, but to learn that little well. A very short poem, thoroughly comprehended in all its parts, Will do to make a begin ning upon. Any lesson of this sort that is really well learnt is a piece of solid work done; it serves for a stepping-stone to the next piece. W. W. Skeat. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Classic Short Story, 1870-1925

Author : Florence Goyet
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1909254754
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book The Classic Short Story, 1870-1925 written by Florence Goyet and published by Open Book Publishers. This book was released on 2014-01-13 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ability to construct a nuanced narrative or complex character in the constrained form of the short story has sometimes been seen as the ultimate test of an author's creativity. Yet during the time when the short story was at its most popular - the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries - even the greatest writers followed strict generic conventions that were far from subtle. This expanded and updated translation of Florence Goyet's influential La Nouvelle, 1870-1925: Description d'un genre à son apogée (Paris, 1993) is the only study to focus exclusively on this classic period across different continents. Ranging through French, English, Italian, Russian and Japanese writing - particularly the stories of Guy de Maupassant, Henry James, Giovanni Verga, Anton Chekhov and Akutagawa Ry?nosuke - Goyet shows that these authors were able to create brilliant and successful short stories using the very simple 'tools of brevity' of that period. In this challenging and far-reaching study, Goyet looks at classic short stories in the context in which they were read at the time: cheap newspapers and higher-end periodicals. She demonstrates that, despite the apparent intention of these stories to question bourgeois ideals, they mostly affirmed the prejudices of their readers. In doing so, her book forces us to re-think our preconceptions about this 'forgotten' genre.

Index to Short Stories (Classic Reprint)

Author : Ina Ten Eyck Firkins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781330458754
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (587 download)

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Download or read book Index to Short Stories (Classic Reprint) written by Ina Ten Eyck Firkins and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-28 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Index to Short Stories About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

How to Write Short Stories (Classic Reprint)

Author : L. Josephine Bridgart
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484712453
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (124 download)

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Book Synopsis How to Write Short Stories (Classic Reprint) by : L. Josephine Bridgart

Download or read book How to Write Short Stories (Classic Reprint) written by L. Josephine Bridgart and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-25 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from How to Write Short Stories These exceptions, he explained, have been advice to study grammar or style or something else equally obnoxious to my sense 'of application to dry things. I have been told that I have good ideas but rank clothing for those ideas. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Short History of English Literature (Classic Reprint)

Author : Archibald Thomas Strong
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780364511367
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (113 download)

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Download or read book A Short History of English Literature (Classic Reprint) written by Archibald Thomas Strong and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Short History of English Literature Harder must be the heart, bolder the Spirit, Greater must be our courage, as our strength grows less. Inevitably, however, Christianity, with its refining, softening inﬂuence, encroached upon the traditions of pagan poetry. Stories from the Bible and episodes from the lives of the saints began to compete with stories from the heroic past. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Modern Short Stories

Author : Frederick Houk Law
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781528253420
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (534 download)

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Download or read book Modern Short Stories written by Frederick Houk Law and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-13 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Modern Short Stories: A Book for High Schools For many years high school teachers have wished for books of short stories edited for high school use. They have known that most novels, however interesting, are too long to hold attention, and that too few novels can be read to give proper appreciation of form in narration. The essay, as seen in The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers, and in Irving's Sketch Book, has been a poor substitute for the short story. High school students have longed for action, for quickness, for life, for climax, for something new and modern. Instead, they have had hundreds of pages, long expositions, descriptions, leisurely treatment, and material drawn from the past. They have read such material because they must, and have turned, for relief, to short stories in the cheaper magazines. The short story is to-day our most common literary product. It is read by everyone. Not every boy or girl will read novels after leaving school, but every boy or girl is certain to read short stories. It is important in the high school to guide taste and appreciation in short story reading, so that the reading of days when school life is over will be healthful and upbuilding. This important duty has been recognized in all the most recent suggestions for high school reading. The short story is just beginning to take its important place in the high school course. To make use of a book of short stories in high school work is to fall in line with the most modern developments in the teaching of literature in the high school. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.