Excerpt from Graduated Passages for ReproductionThe following exercises for Reproduction are the out come of experience gained in teaching English composition. So far as I know, there is no collection published of extracts specially adapted for this purpose, though Story now holds an important place in many public examinations, its value as a means of mental training being everywhere recognized. Most of these extracts have been tested practically in form. Those in Part I, ranging from 200 - 400 words, are intended for boys working for Naval Cadetships and other elementary examinations. Those in Part II, ranging from 400 - 650 words, are of about the standard of the Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination (leaving Certificate), for which, indeed, some of them were set. Part III will, I hope, be useful to candidates for the R. M. O. Sandhurst and the R. M. A.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 repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.