Download or read book Bancroft's Fifth Reader (Classic Reprint) written by John Swett and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Bancroft's Fifth Reader In this, the concluding book of the Series, the special methods employed in the Fourth Reader have been continued and extended. The attention of teachers and school officers is especially called to the following features: 1. The well-balanced combination of instructive and entertaining literary and elocutionary reading matter of which it is made up. 2. The high literary character of the selections from standard writers, well adapted to pupils in the grammar grades. 3. The portraits of eminent authors which accompany selections from their writings. 4. The brief, clear, and practical statement of the principles of elocutionary art in the chapters on Vocal Training, and the variety and quality of illustrative exercises. 5. The special exercises to secure good articulation and correct pronunciation. 6. The carefully selected lessons in oral and written spelling, embracing valuable drills on synonyms. 7. The suggestion of numerous choice selections for memorizing. The publishers acknowledge the courtesy of D. Appleton & Co. and G. P. Putpam's Sons, in permitting liberal extracts from their copy right works. The selections from the writings of Longfellow, Whittier, Holmes, Lowell, Aldrich, Bayard Taylor, Saxe, Trowbridge, and other writers whose works they publish, are used by permissions of and by special arrangement with Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.