Tables of Content of All Elson Readers |
The wonderful collection of literature found in these readers can be seen by reviewing the Tables of Content below.
ANIMALS AND BIRDS
The Cat’s Dinner-Lillian M. Allen
Spot’s Kittens-Josephine Jarvis
Alice and Her Kitten-Jane L. Hoxie
What Was in the Nest?-Boston Kin. Stories
The White Dove-Harriet Warren
The Jay and the Dove-L. Alma Tadema
REVIEW STORIES
Bobbie and the Apples-Kate Whiting Patch
Alice and Her Mother-Folk Tale
Little Boy Blue-Mother Goose
Little BoPeep-Mother Goose
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep-Mother Goose
The Pig’s Dinner-Maud Lindsay
Piggy Wig’s House-Folk Tale
The Little Pig-Folk Tale
Little Rabbit-L. E. Orth
Jack Rabbit’s Visit-Mary Dendy
Bobbie Squirrel’s Tail-Carolyn S. Bailey
REVIEW STORY
Ned Visits Grandmother-Marion Wathen
NATURE
Little Owl-Anne Schütze
What Brown Pussy Saw-Kate L. Brown
The Brook-Laura E. Richards
The Windmill-Kathlyn Libbey
Who Likes North Wind?-Folk Tale
FESTIVALS
How Patty Gave Thanks-Emilie Poulsson
The Little Christmas Tree-Mary McDowell
Our Flag -E. L. McCord
The Easter Rabbit-Anne Schütze
REVIEW STORY
In the Barn Yard-Frances W. Danielson
SLUMBERLAND
Alice and the Bird-Emily Rose Burt
Dark Pony-Folk Tale
THE ALPHABET
WORD LIST
MODERN STORIES
Little Gustava-Celia Thaxter
Who Took the Bird’s Nest?-Lydia Maria Child
The Mouse, the Cricket, the Bee-Sidney Dayre
Bobbie’s Yellow Chicken-Carolyn S. Bailey
The Go-to-Sleep Story-Eudora Bumstead
A Lullaby-Christina G. Rossetti
FABLES
The Ant and the Dove-Aesop
The Proud Leaves-Russian
The Dog and His Shadow-Aesop
The Kite and the Butterfly-Russian
The Cat and the Fox-Aesop
A Wish Selected
Molly and the Pail of Milk-Aesop
The Fine Plan-Aesop
The Race-Aesop
The Cock and the Fox-Aesop
OUR COUNTRY AND ITS FESTIVALS
Thanksgiving in the Hen-House-Frances M. Fox
The Christmas Fairy-Edna V. Riddleberger
Baby’s Stocking-Emily H. Miller
The Big Man and the Little Birds-Edna V. Riddleberger
Our Flag -Mary Howliston
America-Samuel Smith
The Parade on Washington’s Birthday-Carolyn S. Bailey
FOLK TALES
The Little Red Hen-Old Tale
The Lost Egg-Norse
The Goats in the Turnip Field-Norwegian
The Kind Cranes-Old Tale
The North Wind-Rebecca B. Foresman
What Does Little Birdie Say?-Alfred Lord Tennyson
The Hen and the Squirrel-Old Tale
The Pine Tree and Its Needles-Old Tale
How Gosling Learned to Swim-English
I Don’t Care-Gertrude Sellon
The Camel and the Pig-A Tale from India
The Little Rooster-Charles Battell Loomis
North Wind at Play-Old Tale
Three Billy Goats Gruff-Norse
The Little Plant-Kate Louise Brown
The Swing-Robert Louis Stevenson
The Sleeping Apple-Folk Tale
Sweet Porridge-Folk Tale
Johnny-Cake-English
Mary and the Lark-Indian
The Hen Who Went to High Dover-Norwegian
Hansel’s Coat-Folk Tale
The Lambkin-A Tale from India
Snow Flakes-Mary Mapes Dodge
The Clouds-Old Rhyme
WORD LIST
CHILDREN
The Wake-Up Story-Eudora Bumstead
The Star Dipper-Old Tale
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star-Jane Taylor
What Lights the Stars?-Emeline Goodrow
The Naughty Shadow-Russian Tale
My Shadow-Robert Louis Stevenson
Bed in Summer-Robert Louis Stevenson
Lucky Hans-Old Tale
The Lost Doll-Charles Kingsley
FABLES
The Ant and the Grasshopper-Aesop
The Foolish Frog-Aesop
Pleasing Everybody-Aesop
The Dog in the Manger-Aesop
Little Mouse and the Strangers-Aesop
ANIMALS
The Cow-Robert Louis Stevenson
Taro and the Turtle-Japanese Tale
The Elephant and the Monkey-Tale from India
The Bear Who Played Soldier-Hans C. Anderson
The New Voices-Tale from India
BIRDS
The Swallow-Christina G. Rossetti
The Old Woman Who Wanted All the Cakes-Norse Tale
Robin’s Secret-Unknown
Little Bird Blue-Unknown
The Magpie’s Lesson-English Tale
FOLK TALES
The Rabbit Who Wanted Wings-Carolyn S. Bailey
The Animals That Found a Home-Norse
The Bell of Atri-Italian
The Summer-Maker-Indian
The Three Pigs-English
The House in the Woods-Old Tale
The Lad Who Went to the North Wind-Norse
SEASONS AND FESTIVALS
The Months-Mother Goose
Who Has Seen the Wind-Christine G. Rossetti
Come Little Leaves-George Cooper
The Leaf That Was Afraid-Henry Ward Beecher
The Snow Man-Rebecca B. Foresman
The Dolls’ Thanksgiving-Isabel Gordon Curtis
The Golden Cobwebs-Robert H. Schauffler
The Easter Rabbit-Old Tale
America-Samuel F. Smith
The Flag-Henry H. Bennett
Joan and Pierre-Edna V. Riddleberger
Lincoln and His Dog
The Little Cook-Lutie A. McCorkle
FLOWERS
How Buttercups Came-Old Tale
Daisies-Frank D. Sherman
The Kind Old Oak-Old Tale
Clovers Helena-Leeming Jeliffe
The Girl Who Was Changed to a Sunflower-Greek Legend
FAIRIES AND FAIRY TALES
The Fairy Shoemaker-Sarah A. Haste
The First Umbrella-Carolyn S. Bailey
The Twelve Months-Bohemian Tale
The Merman and the Mermaid-Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The Foolish Goose-Leora Robinson
Jack and the Beanstalk-Old English Tale
The Little Taylor-Grimm Brothers
The King and the Goose-Herd-Old Persian Tale
The Rainbow-Lizzie M. Hadley
How the Days Got Their Names-From the Old Myths
WORD LIST
FABLES AND FOLK TALES
The Hare and the Hedgehog-Grimm
Old Horses Know Best-Russian Tale
The Miser-Aesop
The Dog and the Horse-Russian Tale
The Fox and the Crow-Aesop
The Clown and the Farmer-Old Tale
Why the Rabbit’s Tale Is Short-Southern Tale
The Simpleton-Grimm
The Stone Cutter-Japanese Tale
The Golden Fish-Russian Tale
Brother Fox’s Tar Baby-Frederick Ortoli
BROWNIES AND FAIRIES
The Brownie of Blednock-Elizabeth W. Grierson
The Fairies-Willian Allingham
How Doughnuts Came to Be Made-Laura E. Richards
The Fairy Shoes-Juliana Horatia Ewing
The Brownies-Jane L. Hoxie
The Jumblies-Edward Lear
The Skylark’s Spurs-Jean Ingelow
CHILDREN
Farewell to the Farm-Robert Louis Stevenson
A Good Play-Robert Louis Stevenson
The Princess Who Never Laughed-Peter C. Asbjornsen
The Boy and His Cap-Rebessa B. Foresman
The Golden Pears-Angela M. Keyes
Only One Mother-George Cooper
Which Loved Best?-Joy Allison
Irene, the Idle-H. Escott-Inman
Suppose-Phoebe Cary
Good-Night and Good-Morning-Lord Houghton
LEGENDS
Ulysses and the Bag of Winds-Greek
Which Wind Is Best?-Caroline A. Mason
The Star and the Lily-Indian
Little Papoose-Charles Myall
Peboan and Seegwun-Indian
HOLIDAYS
A Thanksgiving Fable-Oliver Herford
Little Pumpkin’s Thanksgiving-Madge A. Bingham
A Christmas Wish-Eugene Field
Gretchen’s Christmas-Maud Lindsay
The Christmas Tree-Mary A. McHugh
Where Do the Old Years Go?-Margaret E. Sangster
An Easter Surprise-Louise M. Oglevee
HOME AND COUNTRY
Old Apple-Seed John-Lydia Maria Child
Columbus and His Son, Diego-Sarah A. Haste
The Boy, the Bees, and the British-Lutie A. McCorkle
Why Jimmie Missed the Parade-Edna V. Riddleberger
A Little Lad of Long Ago-Alice E. Allen
Jacques, a Red Cross Dog-Edna V. Riddleberger
HEROES OF LONG AGO
Joseph, the Ruler-Clara E. Lynch
David, the Singer-Clara E. Lynch
The Boy and the Sheep-Jane Taylor
Saint George and the Dragon-Clara E. Lynch
THE OUTDOOR WORLD
My Chickadee Guests-Ernest Harold Baynes
Calling the Violet-Lucy Larcom
Brother Green-Coat-Sarah A. Haste
The Scarecrow-Celia Thaxter
What Kept the Chimney Waiting-Annie H. Donnell
Nest Eggs-Robert Louis Stevenson
Robin Redbreast-William Allingham
The Shell-Rebecca B. Foresman
Jack Frost and the Pitcher-Mary Howliston
Signs of the Seasons-M. E. N. Hathaway
A Song of Joy-Laura E. Richards
OLD TALES
The Sleeping Beauty-Grimm
Cinderella-Charles Perrault
Fairyland-Gwendolen Haste
Hans and the Four Great Giants-Elizabeth Harrison
The Ugly Duckling-Hans C. Andersen
Vacation Time-Frank Hutt
HELPS TO STUDY
WORD LIST
Your Book Comrade-An Invitation to Boys and Girls
PART I. OUR COUNTRY AND OUR HOMES
A Forward Look
Lord Cornwallis’s KneeBuckles
A Glimpse of Washington
A Song for Flag Day-Wilbur D. Nesbit
A Story of the Flag-Victor Mapes
Some Glimpses of Lincoln-Elbridge S. Brooks
How Theodore Roosevelt Overcame His Handicap
A Little Soldier of the Air-Edna V. Riddleberger
The Quest-Eudora Bumstead
Little Brown Hands-Mary H. Krout
Evening at the Farm-John T. Trowbridge
A Dog of Flanders-Louise de la Ramée
A Boy’s Song-James Hogg
No Boy Knows-James Whitcomb Riley
A Farewell-Charles Kingsley
What the WoodFire Said-Frank L. Stantan
Pioneer Tales-David Crockett
Early Settlers-John James Audubon
Daniel Boone-J. M. Peck
The First Thanksgiving Day-Bradford’s History
Proverbs of Solomon-The Bible
A Backward Look
PART II. FAIRYLAND AND ADVENTURE
A Forward Look
Through the Looking Glass-Lewis Carroll
The Quangle Wangle’s Hat-Edward Lear
Rumpelstiltskin-Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
The Wise Jackal-A Tale from India
The Foolish Jackal-A Tale from India
The Porcelain Stove-Louise de la Ramée
That Calf-Alice Cary
Agreed to Disagree-Sydney Dayre
A Brave Boy’s Adventure-J. P. Kennedy
The Christmas Fairy and Scrooge-Adapted from Dickens’s "A Christmas Carol"
A Backward Look
PART III. THE WORLD OF NATURE
A Forward Look
Planting the Tree-Henry Abbey
How the Leaves Came Down-Susan Coolidge
May-George Macdonald
Talking in Their Sleep-Edith M. Thomas
The Tree-Björnstjerne Björnson
The Squirrels at Walden-Henry D. Thoreau
How the Chipmunk Got Its Stripes-Flora J. Cooke
The Bluebird-Emily Huntington Miller
The Singing Lesson-Jean Ingelow
Humility-James Montgomery
Bob White-George Cooper
Bees and Flowers-Arabella B. Buckley
The Bee and the Flower-Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Taking Lunch with a Wild Grouse-Ernest Harold Baynes
The Child’s World-William B. Rands
The Brook-Song-James Whitcomb Riley
The Rivulet-Lucy Larcom
Raining-Robert Loveman
A Wonderful Weaver-George Cooper
Mishook, The Siberian Cub-Ivan A. Slivitski
The Months--A Pageant-Christina G. Rossetti
A Backward Look
PART IV. FAMOUS HEROES OF LONG AGO
A Forward Look
Beowulf, the Brave Prince-Clara E. Lynch
Sigurd, the Youthful Warrior-Clara E. Lynch
Roland, the Noble Knight-Clara E. Lynch
A Backward Look
PART V. GREAT AMERICAN AUTHORS
A Forward Look
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
The Wharf
Proverbs from Poor Richard’s Almanac
A Trick for Doing Good
JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER
The Drovers
The Fishermen
The Fish I Didn’t Catch
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
Daybreak
Rain in Summer
Hiawatha’s Fishing
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
The Sunken Treasure
The Miraculous Pitcher
A Backward Look
Helps to Study
Glossary
Preface
Suggestions for an Order of Reading
The Crystal Glass
PART I. NATURE—HUMOR—HOME AND COUNTRY
The World of Nature
A Forward Look
ANIMALS
Turk, the Faithful Dog-Samuel White Baker
Our Uninvited Guest-Ernest Harold Baynes
Hunting the American Buffalo-Theodore Roosevelt
BIRDS AND THEIR SONGS
The Birds and I-Liberty H. Bailey
The Brown Thrush-Lucy Larcom
Sing on, Blithe Bird-William Motherwell
Flowers
The Violet and the Bee-John B. Tabb
Four-Leaf Clovers-Ella Higginson
Jack in the Pulpit-Clara Smith
Times and Seasons
September-Helen Hunt Jackson
October’s Bright Blue Weather-Helen Hunt Jackson
November-Alice Cary
Today-Thomas Carlyle
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes-Francis Bourdillon
A Backward Look
Stories in Lighter Vein
A Forward Look
Adventures of Munchausen-R. E. Raspe
The Blind Men and the Elephant-John G. Saxe
Darius Green-John T. Trowbridge
Birthday Greetings-Lewis Carroll
The Wind and the Moon-George Macdonald
A Backward Look
Home and Country
A Forward Look
Home and its Festivals
Home, Sweet Home-John Howard Payne
The Grapevine Swing-Samuel Minturn Peck
Lullaby of an Infant Chief-Sir Walter Scott
The First Thanksgiving Day-Margaret Junkin Preston
A Visit from St. Nicholas-Clement C. Moore
Our Country and its Flag
The Land of Liberty-(Author Unknown)
The Flag of our Country-Charles Sumner
The Name of Old Glory-James Whitcomb Riley
The Star Spangled Banner-Francis Scott Key
The Boyhood of Lincoln-Elbridge S. Brooks
Washington with Braddock-Elbridge S. Brooks
Service
Somebody’s Mother-(Author Unknown)
The Leak in the Dike-Phoebe Cary
Casabianca-Felicia Hemans
Tubal Cain-Charles Mackay
The Inchcape Rock-Robert Southey
My Boyhood on the Prairie-Hamlin Garland
Woodman, Spare that Tree-George P. Morris
The American Boy-Theodore Roosevelt
A Backward Look
PART II. STORIES OF ADVENTURE
A Forward Look
Stories from the Arabian Nights
Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp
Ali Baba and the Open Sesame
Sindbad the Sailor
Robin Hood
Gulliver’s Travels-Jonathan Swift
Robinson Crusoe- Daniel Defoe
A Backward Look
PART III. GREAT AMERICAN AUTHORS
A Forward Look
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Biography
The Whistle
An Ax to Grind
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT
Biography
The Yellow Violet
The Gladness of Nature
JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER
Biography
The Huskers
The Corn-Song
Washington Irving
Biography
Capturing the Wild Horse
The Adventure of the Mason
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
Biography
The Arrow and the Song
The Children’s Hour
The Song of Hiawatha
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
Biography
The Paradise of Children
The Golden Touch
A Backward Look
Glossary
Preface
Suggested Course of Reading
The Magic Wand
PART I. NATURE--HOME AND COUNTRY
The World of Nature
A Forward Look
ANIMALS
American Bighorn Sheep-Theodore Roosevelt
A Furious Elephant Charge-Samuel White Baker
How an Elk Swam to Safety-Captain Mayne Reid
BIRDS AND THEIR SONGS
The Cardinal Bird-Arthur Guiterman
The Bluebird-Maurice Thompson
To the Cuckoo-John Logan
The Humming Bird-John James Audubon
Forbearance-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Flowers
Roadside Flowers-Bliss Carman
The Dandelions-Helen Gray Cone
Apple Blossoms-William Wesley Martin
Spring and Summer
The Voice of Spring-Felicia Hemans
Spring Prophecies-William H. Hayne
Spring in Kentucky-James Lane Allen
March-William Wordsworth
June-Douglas Malloch
Sky and Water
My Heart Leaps Up-William Wordsworth
The Fountain-James Russell Lowell
The Sea-Bryan Waller Procter
A Backward Look
Home and Country
A Forward Look
Home and its Festivals
Roofs-Joyce Kilmer
Home Song-Henry W. Longfellow
The Old Oaken Bucket-Samuel Woodworth
The Landing of Columbus-Washington Irving
Thanksgiving at Todd’s Asylum-Winthrop Packard
The Twenty-second of December-William Cullen Bryant
A Christmas Tree-Charles Dickens
Christmas Bells-Henry W. Longfellow
Ring Out, Wild Bells-Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Our Country and its Flag
One Country-Frank L. Stanton
America-Sidney Lanier
Our Country-(Author Unkown)
The Boston Tea Party-Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hail, Columbia-Joseph Hopkinson
The Flag-Arthur Macy
Washington and the American Army-Nathaniel Hawthorne
Service and Thrift
Abou Ben Adhem-Leigh Hunt
The House by the Side of the Road-Sam Walter Foss
A Bird House by the Side of the Road-Ernest Harold Baynes
Conductor Bradley-John G. Whittier
The King of the Golden River-John Ruskin
Stanzas on Freedom-James Russell Lowell
Our Noble Defenders-Cardinal Mercier
The Spires of Oxford-Winifred M. Letts
The Birds of Killingworth-Henry W. Longfellow
Industry and Thrift-Abraham Lincoln
A Thrift Proverb-Benjamin Franklin
The Pied Piper of Hamelin-Robert Browning
True Citizens-Mary E. McDowell
Go Forth to Serve-Woodrow Wilson
Gradatim-Josiah G. Holland
A Backward Look
PART II. Stories of Greece and Rome
A Forward Look
The Story of Achilles--From the Iliad of Homer-A. J. Church
Why the Greeks sailed to Troy
Why there was strife between Agamemnon and Achilles
How the Greeks battled while Achilles sulked in his tent
How Patroclus went into battle wearing the armor of Achilles
How the death of Patroclus aroused Achilles
How Achilles avenged the death of Patroclus
How King Priam ransomed the body of Hector
The Story of Ulysses--From The Odyssey of Homer-A. J. Church
How Ulysses outwitted Polyphemus
How Circe turned the men to swine
How Ulysses sailed between Scylla and Charybdis
How Calypso helped Ulysses build a raft
How the Phaeacians received Ulysses
How Ulysses found his old swineherd still faithful to him
How the old nurse recognized Ulysses
How the suitors tried the bow of Ulysses
How Ulysses was restored in his old home
The Story of Aeneas--From the Aeneid Of Virgil-A. J. Church
The fall of Troy; the wooden horse
How Aeneas fled from Troy
How Aeneas came to Italy
A Backward Look
PART III. GREAT AMERICAN AUTHORS
A Forward Look
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Biography
My Arrival in Philadelphia
Franklin’s "Only Amusement"
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT
Biography
March
The Planting of the Apple Tree
The Death of the Flowers
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
Biography
The Village Blacksmith
The Old Clock on the Stairs
A Psalm of Life
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
Biography
Little Daffydowndilly
Mr. Higginbotham’s Catastrophe
The Three Golden Apples
JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER
Biography
The Pumpkin
The Barefoot Boy
All’s Well
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Biography
Contentment
To an Insect
Lexington
A Backward Look
Glossary
Preface
Suggestions for an Order of Reading
The Three Joys of Reading
PART I. THE WORLD OF NATURE
An Introduction
ANIMALS
The Buffalo-Francis Parkman
Hunting the Grizzly Bear-Theodore Roosevelt
Moti Guj--The Mutineer-Rudyard Kipling
BIRDS
Robert of Lincoln-William Cullen Bryant
The Maryland Yellow Throat-Henry Van Dyke
The Sandpiper-Celia Thaxter
The Throstle-Alfred, Lord Tennyson
To the Cuckoo-William Wordsworth
A Famous Bird Club-Ernest Harold Baynes
Flowers and Trees
To the Fringed Gentian-William Cullen Bryant
To the Dandelion-James Russell Lowell
The Daffodils-William Wordsworth
To a Mountain Daisy-Robert Burns
Sweet Peas-John Keats
Trees-Joyce Kilmer
Winter
The Great Blizzard-Hamlin Garland
The Frost Spirit-John Greenleaf Whittier
The Snow Storm-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Snowflakes-Henry W. Longfellow
Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind-William Shakespeare
A Review
PART II. THE WORLD OF ADVENTURE
An Introduction
The Days of Chivalry
King Arthur Stories-Adapted from Sir Thomas Mallory
The Coming of Arthur
The Story of Gareth
The Peerless Knight Lancelot
The Passing of Arthur
Narratives in Verse
Sir Patrick Spens-Folk Ballad
The Skeleton in Armor-Henry W. Longfellow
Lord Ullin’s Daughter-Thomas Campbell
Spanish Waters-John Masefield
Kilmeny--A Song of the Trawlers-Alfred Noyes
A Tale from Shakespeare
The Tempest-Charles and Mary Lamb
A Review
PART III. OUR INHERITANCE OF FREEDOM
An Introduction
Stories and Songs of Liberty
Leonidas, the Spartan-Herodotus
Arnold Winkelried-James Montgomery
Tales of a Grandfather-Sir Walter Scott
Robert the Bruce
The Battle of Bannockburn
Bruce’s Address at Bannockburn-Robert Burns
The Last Fight of the Revenge -Sir Walter Raleight
Ye Mariners of England-Thomas Campbell
England and America in 1782-Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Men Who March Away-Thomas Hardy
Early American Spirit of Freedom
Grandfather’s Chair-Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Stamp Act
Some Famous Portraits
Warren’s Address at Bunker Hill-John Pierpont
Liberty or Death-Patrick Henry
Letter to his Wife-George Washington
Letter to Governor Clinton-George Washington
Song of Marion’s Men-William Cullen Bryant
Times That Try Men’s Souls-Thomas Paine
A Review
PART IV. LITERATURE AND LIFE IN THE HOMELAND
An Introduction
Early America
The Character of Columbus-Archbishop Corrigan
The Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers-Felicia Hemans
The Courtship of Miles Standish-Henry W. Longfellow
The Pine-Tree Shillings-Nathaniel Hawthorne
American Scenes and Legends
My Visit to Niagara-Nathaniel Hawthorne
On a Florida River-Sidney Lanier
I Sigh for the Land of the Cypress-Samuel Henry Dickson
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow-Washington Irving
The Great Stone Face-Nathaniel Hawthorne
American Literature of Lighter Vein
The Celebrated Jumping Frog-Mark Twain
The Height of the Ridiculous-Oliver Wendell Holmes
The Gift of the Magi -O. Henry
American Workers and Their Work
Makers of the Flag-Franklin K. Lane
I Hear America Singing-Walt Whitman
Pioneers! O Pioneers!-Walt Whitman
The Beanfield-Henry David Thoreau
The Shipbuilders-John Greenleaf Whittier
The Builders-Henry W. Longfellow
Love of Country
Old Ironsides-Oliver Wendell Holmes
The American Flag-Henry Ward Beecher
The Flag Goes By-Henry H. Bennett
The Flower of Liberty-Oliver Wendell Holmes
Citizenship-William Pierce Fry
The Character of Washington-Thomas Jefferson
The Twenty-second of February-William Cullen Bryant
Abraham Lincoln-Richard H. Stoddard
O Captain! My Captain!-Walt Whitman
In Flanders Fields-John D. McRae
America’s Answer-R.W. Lillard
A Review
Glossary
Preface
Suggestions for an Order of Reading
Suggestions for Silent and Oral Reading
Literature and Life
PART I. THE WORLD OF NATURE
An Introduction
Animals
Coaly-Bay, the Outlaw Horse-Ernest Thompson Seton
Satan, the War Dog-Ernest Harold Baynes
The Thundering Herd-Clarence Hawkes
Birds
To a Waterfowl-William Cullen Bryant
The Skylark -James Hogg
To a Skylark-William Wordsworth
To a Skylark-Percy Bysshe Shelley
Hark, Hark! the Lark-William Shakespeare
The Mocking Bird-John James Audubon
Flowers and Trees
Morning-Glories-Madison Cawein
Pine-Trees and the Sky: Evening-Rupert Brooke
The Rhodora-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Flower in the Crannied Wall-Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Spring and Autumn
The Coming of Spring-Hamlin Garland
Home-Thoughts, from Abroad-Robert Browning
A Vagabond Song-Bliss Carman
A Review
PART II. THE WORLD OF ADVENTURE
An Introduction
Stories of the Supernatural
The Masque of the Red Death-Edgar Allan Poe
The Raven-Edgar Allen Poe
Narratives in Verse
Bonnie George Campbell-Folk Ballad
John Gilpin-William Cowper
The Highwayman-Alfred Noyes
Lochinvar-Sir Walter Scott
The Leap of Roushan Beg-Henry W. Longfellow
How They Brought the Good News-Robert Browning
Incident of the French Camp-Robert Browning
A Ballad of John Silver-John Masefield
Fleurette-Robert W. Service
A Story of Christmas
A Christmas Carol-Charles Dickens
A Tale from Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night’s Dream-Charles and Mary Lamb
A Review
Part III. THE GREAT AMERICAN EXPERIMENT
An Introduction
The Eternal Spirit of Freedom
Spartacus to the Gladiators-Elijah Kellogg
The Isles of Greece-Lord Byron
Paul Revere’s Ride-Henry W. Longfellow
Concord Hymn-Ralph Waldo Emerson
I Have a Rendezvous with Death-Alan Seeger
Rouge Bouquet-Joyce Kilmer
America’s Experiment in Free Government
Supposed Speech of John Adams-Daniel Webster
Liberty and Union-George Washington
The American Experiment-Daniel Webster
The Poor Voter on Election Day-John G. Whittier
Gettysburg Address-Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Loncoln-Woodrow Wilson
Home and Country-Henry W. Grady
Citizenship and Service
You Are the Hope of the World-Hermann Hagedorn
The Heritage of Noble Lives-Theodore Roosevelt
Letter to Mrs. Bixby-Abraham Lincoln
Yussouf-James Russell Lowell
A Man’s a Man For A’ That-Robert Burns
If -Rudyard Kipling
Columbus-Joaquin Miller
The Bugle Song-Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The Chambered Nautilus-Oliver Wendell Holmes
A Definition of a Gentleman-Cardinal Newman
Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight-Vachel Lindsay
Close Up the Ranks!-Edward S. Van Zile
A Review
PART IV. LITERATURE AND LIFE IN THE HOMELAND
An Introduction
American Scenes and Legends
Song of the Chattahoochee-Sidney Lanier
Snow-Bound-John G. Whittier
Rip Van Winkle-Washington Irving
Evangeline-Henry W. Longfellow
The Gray Champion-Nathaniel Hawthorne
American Literature of Lighter Vein
The Deacon’s Masterpiece-Oliver Wendell Homes
The Ballad of the Oysterman-Oliver Wendell Holmes
New England Weather-Mark Twain
The Ransom of Red Chief-O. Henry
American Workers and Their Work
Work: A Song of Triumph-Angela Morgan
Pete of the Steel-Mills-Herschel S. Hall
The Thinker-Berton Braley
The Way to Wealth-Benjamin Franklin3
A Message to Garcia-Elbert Hubbard
The Building of the Ship-Henry W. Longfellow
A Review
Glossary