Download or read book The First Year English Book (Classic Reprint) written by Harriet Eve Crandall and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-13 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The First Year English Book It is based on a few simple i(deas of art and life. First, for children of high school age certainly the practice of the art of writing is not an end but a means.) It should lead not primarily to literary skill, but to development of general power and capacity) If this art is being practiced to that worthy end, there will be clear evidence of it. Natural exercise of innate power is pleasurable. Forced exercise of powers which are not ready for development is disagreeable, if not pain ful. Now self - expression, even expression by means of written words, is delightful to the pupil if his genuine powers are utilized. Interest and pleasure are merely the symptoms of normal development and healthful exercise. 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.