Modern Essays and Stories / A book to awaken appreciation of modern prose, and to develop ability and originality in writing
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES
In the plain text version words in Italics are denoted by _underscores_ and bold text like =this=.
The book cover was modified by the Transcriber and has been added to the public domain.
A number of words in this book have both hyphenated and non-hyphenated variants. For the words with both variants present the one more used has been kept.
Obvious punctuation and other printing errors have been corrected.
“ Havelok had all he wanted to eat. ”
A BOOK TO AWAKEN APPRECIATION OF MODERN PROSE, AND TO DEVELOP ABILITY AND ORIGINALITY IN WRITING
EDITED, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES, SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS, SUBJECTS FOR WRITTEN IMITATION, DIRECTIONS FOR WRITING, AND ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS
FREDERICK HOUK LAW, Ph.D.
Head of the Department of English in the Stuyvesant High School, New York City, Editor of Modern Short Stories, etc.
NEW YORK THE CENTURY CO.
COPYRIGHT, 1922, BY THE CENTURY CO. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO REPRODUCE THIS BOOK, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, IN ANY FORM. 3120
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PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
THE PUP-DOG
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS
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THE MYSTERY OF AH SING
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS
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OLD DOC
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS
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CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
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SUNDAY BELLS
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DISCOVERY
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RUNNING WOLF
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HOW I FOUND AMERICA
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MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD
My First School
My Great-Grandmother
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS
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A VISIT TO JOHN BURROUGHS
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS
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WASHINGTON ON HORSEBACK
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS
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HAVELOK THE DANE
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POLITICS UP TO DATE
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS
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FREE!
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PRUNIER TELLS A STORY
PART I
PART II
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS
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THE AMERICAN BOY
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS
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THE SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE
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VANISHING NEW YORK
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS
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THE WRITING OF ESSAYS
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS
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THE RHYTHM OF PROSE
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS
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THE CHINAMAN'S HEAD
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS
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GETTING UP TO DATE
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS
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THE LION AND THE MOUSE
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS
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CODDLING IN EDUCATION
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A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS
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THE DROLLERIES OF CLOTHES
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS
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CHILDREN
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS
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The Statue of General Sherman
The Roosevelt-Saint-Gaudens Correspondence Concerning Coinage
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HI-BRASIL
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