Gayley, C. M. Classic Myths in English Literature. Ginn. ($1.50). An excellent collection of Greek, Roman, Norse, and German mythological stories.
3. Language and Grammar
Sweet, H. New English Grammar; Vol. I., Phonology and Accidence. ($2.60). Vol. II. Syntax. ($.90). Oxford Univ. Press. The most complete logical and historical grammar.
Emerson, O. F. History of the English Language. Macmillan. ($1.25).
Greenough and Kittredge. Words and their Ways in English Speech. Macmillan. ($1.10). An interesting popular account of the origin and development of language and of changes in the meaning of words.
Trench, R. C. The Study of Words. Armstrong, N. Y. ($1.00). An excellent introduction to the study of the development of the meaning of words.
4. Rhetoric and Composition
Bain, A. English Composition and Rhetoric. 2 vols. American Book Co. ($1.20 a vol.). A discussion, with numerous illustrations, of all the elements and qualities of style in prose and poetry.
Brewster, W. T. Studies in Structure and Style. Macmillan. ($1.10). An analysis of the structure and style of seven modern English essays.
Cairns, W. B. Forms of Discourse. Ginn. ($1.15). A consideration of the various forms of narration, description, exposition, argumentation, and persuasion.