BANCROFT'S FIFTH READER. BY JOHN SWETT, Principal Girls' High and Normal School, San Francisco; CHAS. H. ALLEN, Principal California State Normal School. JOSIAH ROYCE, PH. D., SAN FRANCISCO: A. L. BANCROFT & COMPANY. PREFACE. In this, the concluding book of the Series, the special methods 1. The well-balanced combination of instructive and entertaining 3. The portraits of eminent authors which accompany selections 4. The brief, clear, and practical statement of the principles of 5. The special exercises to secure good articulation and correct 6. The carefully selected lessons in oral and written spelling, 7. The suggestion of numerous choice selections for memorizing. The selections from the writings of Longfellow, Whittier, Holmes, Copyright by A. L. BANCROFT & Co., 1883. 5-2 |