The psychology and pedagogy of reading with a review of the history of reading and writing and of methods, texts, and hygiene in reading The writer's studies upon reading began nearly ten Then it is due to education that from time to time the …
100 Books to Read Before You Die This 100 Books to Read Before You Die list is a curated journey through fiction, nonfiction, and everything in between—designed to spark curiosity, deepen empathy, and expand the way you see the world. It brings toge…
Silent reading: a handbook for teachers Much experience in high-school, normal-college, and university classrooms has convinced the authors that the following statements may be verified in any school: 1. The chief cause of failure among first and …
A descriptive guide to the best fiction, British and American The object of this book is to supply a fairly complete list of the best prose fiction in English, including, not all that interests students, but all that the ordinary reader is likely t…
"Famous Reviews" by R. Brimley Johnson is a collection of reviews and critiques from various notable figures in literature and society. Famous Reviews" by R. Brimley Johnson The book, published in 1914, covers a wide range of topics …
Silent reading: a study of the various type No more striking example of the effect of scientific studies on school practice can be found than the present-day attention to the teaching of silent reading, A score of books has been published in the la…
The book "A Course of English Reading" by James Pycroft, published in 1845, begins with an anecdote about a young woman named Miss Jane C. who divides her time between household duties, helping her younger sisters with their lessons, and i…
History in fiction A guide to the best historical romances, sagas, novels, and tales The present work was begun as an amplification of the Historical Appendix to my Guide to the Best Fiction, published in 1903. As the result of efforts to include ev…
Books and ideals; an anthology This little collection is the outcome of the editor's own well-remembered difficulties when he was first released from leading strings and given the run of the shelves. Courses, in school, and even, in a measure, i…
Descriptive lists of novels and tales The object of this list is to direct readers, such as could enjoy tlie kind of books here described, In several obtainable, bat which, in many cases, have been forgotten within a year or two after publication. T…
The mastery of books -hints on reading and the use of libraries Excerpt: The student undeveloped and untrained mind, his ignorance and the of his own strength and weakness, and his entire unconsciousness of the tremendous forces locked up in the qui…
A guide to the best historical novels and tales " These Historical Novels have taught all men this truth, which looks like a truism, and yet was as good as unknown to writers of history and others, till so taught: that the bygone ages of the …
Be a Better Reader Skill Development in Reading Literature, History and Geography, Science, Mathematics Hundreds of thousands of students have used the first edition Of the be a better reader series with success. Some of the Improvements in the se…
Among famous books The object of the following lectures is two-fold. They were delivered in the first place for the purpose of directing the attention of readers to books whose literary charm and spiritual value have made them conspicuous in the va…
How to read How to read Excerpt from the author's introduction: A few months ago I happened to be present at a dinner where a chance question led to an interesting talk. Some phase of primary education was under discussion; and in the course o…
A manual of historical literature Comprising brief descriptions of the most important histories in English, French and German, together with practical suggestions as to methods and courses of historical study For the use of students, general readers…
A guide to the best historical novels and tales " These Historical Novels have taught all men this truth, which looks like a truism, and yet was as good as unknown to writers of history and others, till so taught: that the bygone ages of the …
The critical game Contents: The critical game.--Dante in English.--Dante's political philosophy.--Nietzsche.--Tolstoy.--Maeterlinck's essays.--Joseph Conrad.--A Conrad miscellany.--Strindberg.--Tagore.--Remy de Gourmont.--Swift's relat…
