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Excerpt from The Squirrel-Cage Even the oldest son, prosperous, well-established manu facturer that he was, could not recall without a shudder his first dinner-party. A branch of the Hollisters had moved next door to the Emerys and, to Mrs. Emery's great satisfaction, an easy neighborly acquaintance had sprung up between the two families. Secure in this familiarity, and not distinguishing the immense difference between a chance invitation to ...

Excerpt from Elementary Composition, Vol. 5Oral composition: 37. The great essential. 38. How to be heard. - 39. Pronunciation.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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 repairin...

Excerpt from Mothers and Children The professor stopped and laughed, and with the pliability of youth, the class before him laughed in chorus. I myself laughed with the rest, but I laughed from sheer moral cowardice, for I had not found the story at all funny: Like Goldsmith, I had lived my life till then and had known nothing of Ezekiel be yond his name at the top of unread pages. And although I laughed, I hung my head. Of course, as soon a...

Excerpt from Self-Reliance a Practical and Informal Discussion of Methods of Teaching Self-Reliance, Initiative and Responsibility to Modern Children The mission of self-reliance is to lead parents and teachers to recognize our new problems and to devise ways and means of solving them. The book is full of practical suggestions for educating chil dren to be self-reliant and competent in the every day situations of life. The author has been a c...

Excerpt from A Fair World for All: The Meaning of the Declaration of Human Rights This Declaration is a landmark in civilization and was written not by any one country or group of countries, but by the 58 nations that were part of the United Nations, and for many nations that had not yet joined the United Nations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.c...

Excerpt from A Montessori Mother I have put into it, not only as an exposition, as practical as I can make, it, of the technic of the method as far as it lies within the powers of any one of us fathers and mothers to apply it, but in addition I have set down all the new ideas, hopes, and visions which have sprung up in my mind as a result of my close contact with the new system and with the genius who is its founder. For ideas, hopes, and v15...

Elizabeth Ann, a nine-year-old girl, is timid and small for her age, she is also an orphan. At first she lives with her father's aunt, Harriet, who expects her to lead a very sheltered life. When she is sent to live with her mother's family, on a farm in Vermont, she is then expected to do many of the chores that Harriet had thought too demanding of a little girl. Elizabeth Ann, nicknamed Betsy, discovers her own abilities and gains a new perc...

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