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The Globe Readers. Book IV. Compiled and Edited
by Alexander F. Murison, Sometime English Master at Aberdeen Grammar
School (1884)
Note
In Book IV. the more purely
literary passages are alternated with lessons on parts of one of the most
commonly studied branches of easy science, as well as on historical,
social, industrial, and other subjects. The lessons in Physical Geography
illustrate at some length certain of the chief phenomena capable of being
readily apprehended at this stage of instruction. They are not intended to
supersede, but to accompany and to supplement at important points, a
regular Primer on the subject. The historical lessons, which are confined
to the period of English History before the Norman Conquest, are in like
manner intended to illustrate the leading events of that time. The
poetical Pieces carry their own recommendation,— especially the longer
ballads. They almost uniformly illustrate the subjects of the prose
passages beside them.
Spelling lists, explanatory notes,
hints for exercises, &c., have been added, as in the earlier Books. The
derivations will form an easy introduction to the study of the composition
of part of our vocabulary.
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