author
Gilbert Sykes Blakely
d. 1925
A longtime New York City educator, he wrote practical guides that helped teachers lead students through classic English texts. His work sits at the crossroads of classroom teaching and literary study.
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Teachers' outlines for studies in English, based on the requirements for admission to college
by Gilbert Sykes Blakely
About the author
Born in 1865 and deceased in 1925, Gilbert Sykes Blakely was an American educator and writer best known for school-oriented English studies and editions of classic literature. Records from Dartmouth note that he was a member of the class of 1888, and later sources describe him as one of the notable teachers of his class.
Blakely spent much of his career in New York City public education. Dartmouth alumni records and memorial sources describe him as principal of Evander Childs High School, and his 1908 book Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English identifies him as an instructor in English at Morris High School. The book was published by American Book Company and was designed to help teachers organize the study of literature for students preparing for college admission.
Listings from The Online Books Page and other library catalogs show that he also edited classroom editions of well-known works by writers such as Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Shakespeare, and Washington Irving. He died on October 20, 1925, in New York City after an operation for appendicitis, according to a Dartmouth alumni death notice.