Journeys Through Bookland Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the Journeys Through Bookland novel. A total of 424 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : Journeys Through Bookland.by Charles H. Sylvester.VOL 2.AESOP Many centuries ago, more t
Journeys Through Bookland.by Charles H. Sylvester.VOL 2.AESOP Many centuries ago, more than six hundred years before Christ was born, there lived in Greece a man by the name of Aesop. We do not know very much about him, and no one can tell exactly what he
- 401 The essay shows more of the author's self than any other form of literature. It is apt to be sincere, to be the deliberate expression of the writer's own views formulated with the desire to convince another.In the purely literary type this last
- 402 The _sonnet_ may be addressed to any person or thing and is the direct personal expression of the author's feeling. It is like the ode, and also partakes of the general nature of the elegy, but it differs from both in the rigidity of the rules of for
- 403 _Lead, Kindly Light_: V, 110.(2) Secular._Annie Laurie_: VI, 119._Auld Lang Syne_: VI, 228._Those Evening Bells_: VII, 340. (3) Patriotic._Battle Hymn of the Republic_: V, 399._America_: VIII, 60.b. Odes._To the Fringed Gentian_: VII, 4._Ode to a Skylark_
- 404 For instance, the following from the same volume: _The Swing_, Page 67._Singing_, Page 83._The Rock-a-by Lady_, Page 94._My Bed is a Boat_, Page 126. _Foreign Lands_, Page 130._Little Blue Pigeon_, Page 133._The Land of Counterpane_, Page 144._Norse Lulla
- 405 Q. Did he lose it?A. No. No matter what the Wind did I think the man would keep on his coat.Q. Will you please tell the story as far as we have gone?A. The Wind and the Sun tried to make a man take off his coat. First the Wind blew as fiercely as a lion t
- 406 _e._ Watch for errors in case among the p.r.o.nouns. The objective case is troublesome._f._ Look for adjective forms where adverbial forms are correct.8. Require care in all work. Neatness and legibility are essential.9. Mark errors, do not correct them.
- 407 EXPOSITION. In Volume IV, beginning on page 14, is the story of Martin Pelaez, the Asturian, which will offer good material for a composition of another kind. The introduction to _Cid Campeador_, page 9, will give you information you are likely to need to
- 408 _Body of the Argument._ "The citizens of Boston were English subjects who had been fostered by the mother country. Since the settlement at Plymouth in 1620 no other nation had claimed or exercised any control over them, and I maintain that loyalty to his
- 409 1. _Tom, the Water Baby_ (Volume II, page 215). This is one of the most charming stories in the book, especially for young children, though older ones and even people of mature years will enjoy it thoroughly.Tom, a little chimney sweep, after perilous adv
- 410 3. Dog rose.B. Cla.s.sified Selections The following selections, ranging from nursery rhymes to some of the finest things ever written, may be considered available for the purpose of creating interest in nature study or of adding to a stock of knowledge a
- 411 _d._ Essay: (1) _Trees and Ants That Help Each Other_, VII, 306._e._ See, also, references to _Tom, the Water Baby_, in the earlier part of this section.VI. Denizens of the water: _a._ Fish: (1) _Salmon Fis.h.i.+ng_, Volume VII, page 285.(2) "Pickerel,"
- 412 b. Animals: Sheep (mutton); bird (feathers); puppy; dog (licking its chops); wolf (howling wind); cattle.c. Plant life: Crops; hay; apples; grapes; corn; vines; straw; cork; trees.d. Natural phenomena: A wet summer wind blowing; gus.h.i.+ng rain; whirling
- 413 (4) _At the Seaside_, I, 129.(5) _Old Gaelic Lullaby_, I, 203.(6) _Where Go the Boats?_ I, 256.(7) _Foreign Children_, I, 351.(8) _Keepsake Mill_, I, 349. (9) _Windy Nights_, II, 123.(10) _Picture Books in Winter_, II, 87.(11) _The Child's World_, II, 66
- 414 (4) _Beowulf and Grendel_, III, 350._c._ Miscellaneous: (1) _Stories of the Creation_, Volume IV, page 159.5. Legendary heroes. The following selections give vivid ideas of the great national heroes whose reputed deeds have been an inspiration to hosts of
- 415 If we choose the wind as the subject of our model lesson, we may be sure to cover several recitations that will lead us into reading, nature study and language (oral and written). It is a subject that encourages wide correlation. The outline might be the
- 416 1. _The Legends of King Arthur_ (Volume V, beginning on page 113).2. _The Attack on the Castle_ (Volume IV, page 322).3. _The Battle of Hastings_ (Volume IX, page 330).4. _Beowulf and Grendel_ (Volume III, page 350).5. _Chevy Chase_ (Volume IV, page 312).
- 417 2. _a_, _b_, _c_ and _d_. Read pages 180-182, Volume IX.3. _a_ and _b_. Pages 182-183, Volume IX.4. _a_ and _b_. Pages 181-182, Volume IX. The quotation from Burke, Volume IX, pages 183 and 184, and the following paragraph are interesting accounts of the
- 418 (8) _Pippa Pa.s.ses_, IX, 293.(9) _Rab and His Friends_, X, 225.(10) _The Reaper and the Flowers_, X, 272.(11) _Adventures in Lilliput_, V, 8.(12) _David Crockett in the Creek War_, VIII, 37. (13) _The Impeachment of Warren Hastings_, IX, 32.(14) _A Chris
- 419 XII. _Wit and Humor._ It is not always easy to find what is wanted for cla.s.s study under this head. The selections given are amusing, but at the same time most of them have real literary value, as well, and are worth study.CHAPTER XVIII RECITATIONS AND
- 420 VOLUME TWO _The Golden Touch_ 43 _The Child's World_ 66 (See Study--Volume X, page 277) _The Fir Tree_ 68 (See Study of Picture, _The Swallow and the Stork Came_--Volume X, page 55) (See Study in _The Lesson and the Author's Purpose_--Volume X,
- 421 This contains many other stories than those given in these volumes.TANGLEWOOD TALES, by _Nathaniel Hawthorne_.A second wonder book of cla.s.sic myths. Houghton, Mifflin Co. are the authorized publishers of the wonder books.THE HEROES, OR GREEK FAIRY TALES
- 422 INDIAN BOYHOOD, by _Charles Eastman_, a Sioux Indian.Full of the manners and customs of the Indians, and containing as well some good stories of adventure. Little, Brown & Co.GRANDFATHER'S CHAIR, by _Nathaniel Hawthorne_.Houghton, Mifflin Co. This bo
- 423 ENOCH ARDEN, by _Alfred Tennyson_.IDYLS OF THE KING, by _Alfred Tennyson_.THE COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS of _Oliver Wendell Holmes_.Cambridge edition of Houghton, Mifflin Co. _The Grandmother's Story of Bunker Hill_, _A Ballad of the Boston Tea Party_, _Ode
- 424 SCOTT, SIR WALTER: _Kenilworth_, a tale of the days of Queen Elizabeth; _Old Mortality_, a story of the Covenanters; _Guy Mannering_, an eighteenth century tale, with Meg Merrilies, Dominic Sampson and others of Scott's most famous characters; _The H