Common-school Literature, English and American: With Several Hundred Extracts to be MemorizedContains a short sketch about Eugene Field and his work (p. 123-124). |
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... story . Among the best examples are the novels of Scott , Thackeray , and Dickens . A Book of Travels is a record of the experiences and observations of a trav- eller . Examples : Bayard Taylor's Views Afoot , etc. A Letter is a ...
... story . Among the best examples are the novels of Scott , Thackeray , and Dickens . A Book of Travels is a record of the experiences and observations of a trav- eller . Examples : Bayard Taylor's Views Afoot , etc. A Letter is a ...
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... the sixteenth century . His principal work is the Can- terbury Tales . It consists of twenty - four stories supposed to have been told by a company of pilgrims on their way 10 COMMON - SCHOOL LITERATURE . -AGE OF CHAUCER.
... the sixteenth century . His principal work is the Can- terbury Tales . It consists of twenty - four stories supposed to have been told by a company of pilgrims on their way 10 COMMON - SCHOOL LITERATURE . -AGE OF CHAUCER.
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... stories for children , of which Mopsa the Fairy is the best . All her works have an immense sale , both in England and America . Miss Ingelow died July 20 , 1897 . EXTRACT . Heigh ho ! daisies and buttercups , Fair yellow - daffodils ...
... stories for children , of which Mopsa the Fairy is the best . All her works have an immense sale , both in England and America . Miss Ingelow died July 20 , 1897 . EXTRACT . Heigh ho ! daisies and buttercups , Fair yellow - daffodils ...
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... Stories . EXTRACTS . I. There is no substitute for thorough - going , ardent , sincere earn- estness . II . I love these little people ; and it is not a slight thing when they , who are so fresh from God , love us . THACKERAY . 1811 ...
... Stories . EXTRACTS . I. There is no substitute for thorough - going , ardent , sincere earn- estness . II . I love these little people ; and it is not a slight thing when they , who are so fresh from God , love us . THACKERAY . 1811 ...
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... Story . Most of his characters are drawn from high life , with which he was most familiar , and he particularly excels in the delineation of love . His principal works are- -Pelham , Eugene Aram , The Last Days of Pompeii , Rienzi , The ...
... Story . Most of his characters are drawn from high life , with which he was most familiar , and he particularly excels in the delineation of love . His principal works are- -Pelham , Eugene Aram , The Last Days of Pompeii , Rienzi , The ...
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