30 подвор А госред PREFACE. The pupils' interest in history depends largely upon the amount of bright, entertaining material brought forward during the recitation. This volume is presented to the public in the hope that it may place directly in the hands of pupils the supplemental literature needed. The author is indebted to Dr. William J. Milne, Mr. Charles E. Gorton, Dr. Edward Shaw, Miss Lucy A. Earle, and Miss Cora M. Hill for valuable suggestions. Selections from the works of Aldrich, Phoebe Cary, Emerson, Fiske, Bret Harte, Holmes, Howells, Longfellow, Stedman, Taylor, and Whittier are used by arrangment with and permission of Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Company, the authorized publishers of the works of these authors. Acknowledgment is due also to the following publishers for permission to use copyrighted selections: Messrs. D. Appleton & Company, Mr. C. W. Bardeen, Messrs. Little, Brown & Company, Messrs. G. P. Putnam's Sons, Messrs. Scott, Foresman & Company, the New England Publishing Company, and the Educational Publishing Company. ELEANOR A. PERSONS. 5 |