AUTHOR OF

ALBERT F. BLAISDELL A.M.

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PREFACE.

NOTE.

P. 162. John Greenleaf Whittier died at
Hampton, N.H., Sept. 7, 1892.

P. 218. Oliver Wendell Holmes died Oct. 17. 1894.

upon the formal study of any representarive auther, pupils should have also a thorough drill on simple pieces.

This book aims to supply such a want. It is intended to serve as the basis of a regular course of study in English literature. Enough material, supplemented by a goodly amount of illustrative matter, is furnished for a methodical introduction to our best authors: For a year's work at least, no other book is necessary except an occasional copy of an inexpensive schocl text. The arrangement of the book is such that the work upon each author

may be abridged or extended as the time allotted for the