ENGLISH HISTORY AND LITERATURE—BLUE SEAL—SHIELD.
W. D. MacClintock, A. M., Secretary of Department.
I. History:
A. Required:
| Green’s “Short History of the English People” | $1.20 |
| Creighton’s “Age of Elizabeth” (Epoch Series) | $1.00 |
B. Recommended:[AB]
| Freeman’s “Growth of the English Constitution” | $1.75 |
| McCarthy’s “Epoch of Reform” (Epoch Series) | $1.00 |
II. Literature:
A. Required:
| Brooke’s “English Literature” (Literature Primers) | $ .45 |
| Ward’s “English Poets,”[AC] four volumes | $4.00 |
| “English Classics” Series (Clarke & Maynard), of | |
| Addison’s “Sir Roger De Coverley;” | |
| Bacon’s “Essays;” | |
| Macaulay’s “Bunyan;” | |
| Carlyle’s “Hero as a Prophet;” each | $ .10 |
| Shakspere’s “King Lear,” and “Merchant of Venice” (Rolfe edition), in paper 40 cts., cloth 60 cts. | |
B. Recommended:
| Whipple’s “Literature of the Age of Elizabeth” | $1.50 |
| Minto’s “Manual of English Prose Literature” | $2.50 |
[AB] The Seal will be given for the “Required Reading,” but a desire to render the required course as cheap as possible has made it incomplete. It is therefore hoped that all who can buy the books will read the “Recommended” books.
[AC] Although this book seems expensive, yet, seeing that there are four volumes, that it is a standard work, and that it covers the whole period of our literature, it will be found to be cheap.
Transcriber’s Notes:
Obvious punctuation errors repaired.
Page 127, “sources” changed to “source” (These are the source elements of)
Page 133, two paragraphs about Neptune (Some of the principal exploits ascribed to Neptune … were subservient to his will.) appeared originally at the end of the section about Hephaistos, and have been moved to a more relevant place.
Page 145, “reigns” changed to “reins” (held the reins of government)
Page 156, “Observtory” changed to “Observatory” (the Observatory of Melbourne, Australia)
Page 160, “ihtng” changed to “thing” (the sensuous and senseless thing)
Page 162, “sterotyped” changed to “stereotyped” (do not seek to use any stereotyped plan)
Page 164, “Wr.” changed to “Mr.” (Mr. Whitmore expressed)
Page 169, “Massagæte” changed to “Massagetæ” (The Massagetæ, one of the Scythian nations)
Page 179, “caffine” changed to “caffeine” (etc., the same as caffeine)