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MODERN PROSE AND POETRY FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS - EDITED - WITH NOTES, STUDY HELPS, AND READING LISTS - BY - MARGARET ASHMUN, M.A. - Formerly Instructor in English in the University of Wisconsin - Editor of Prose Literature for Secondary Schools
PREFACE
A DAY AT LAGUERRE'S - F. HOPKINSON SMITH
QUITE SO - THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH - (In Marjorie Daw, and Other Stories) - I
PAN IN WALL STREET - A.D. 1867 - EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN
THE HAND OF LINCOLN - EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN
JEAN VALJEAN - AUGUSTA STEVENSON - (Dramatized from Victor Hugo's Les Misérables)
A COMBAT ON THE SANDS - MARY JOHNSTON - (From To Have and to Hold, Chapters XXI and XXII)
THE GRASSHOPPER - EDITH M. THOMAS
MOLY - EDITH M. THOMAS
This collection brings together a carefully chosen range of recent prose and poetry, offering high‑school readers material that feels immediate and engaging. The selections showcase diverse forms—short narratives, travel sketches, personal essays, and thoughtful expositions—each written by authors whose style sets a strong example for developing writers. By presenting works that are both accessible and artistically accomplished, the volume encourages students to read for pleasure while laying the groundwork for deeper literary insight.
Complementing the texts are concise study aids: guiding questions, suggested themes, and reading lists designed to focus attention and spark discussion. The poetry portion reflects modern trends, highlighting nature, humanity, and varied emotional tones, while the included outlines and dramatization ideas help bridge reading and composition. Teachers will find the resources useful for shaping lessons that connect literature to students’ own experiences, fostering a lively and purposeful classroom environment.
Full title
Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools Edited With Notes, Study Helps, And Reading Lists
Language
en
Duration
~8 hours (507K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2005-11-26
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
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