Color Value, by C. R. Clifford. Published 1907.

A reference (with black-and-white illustrations!) primarily for interior decoration.

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German Science Reader: An Introduction to Scientific German, for Students of Physics, Chemistry and Engineering, by Charles F. Kroeh. Published 1907.

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Under the Ocean to the South Pole; or, The Strange Cruise of the Submarine Wonder, by Roy Rockwood. Published 1907.

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The Wit and Humor of America, Volume 5, by Marshall P. Wilder. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. 1907.

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The Fruit of the Tree, by Edith Wharton. 1907.

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Inquiries and Opinions,by Brander Matthews. Published 1907. Brander Matthews (1852-1929) was an influential reviewer, critic and author. This book contains a dozen of his essays and lectures on literature (chiefly American) and drama, including essays on Poe and Twain.

Matthews was a proponent of American spelling reform, so you’ll see “tho” and “thru” in the book. Theodore Roosevelt, a friend of Matthews and reportedly a bad speller, tried to force simplifed spelling on the Government Printing Office, but lost.

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SPELL AND DEFINE:

Instruction Miscalculation Paralysis

Instantaneity Pastime Hasty

Liniment Contusion Supererogation

Can a boy learn anything without a teacher?–Does the pupil ever know more than the instructor?–And why not?–How long does it require one to learn to speak and write the Spanish language correctly in six easy lessons, at home, without a master?–And in how many lessons can one be taught to walk Spanish?–What is meant by a “rooter”?–What is the difference between a “rooter” and a “fan”?–Parse “hoodoo.”–What is the philology of “crank”?–Describe a closely contested game of “one-old-cat,” with diagrams.–What is meant by “a rank decision”?–Translate into colloquial English the phrase, “Good eye Bill!”–Put into bleaching board Latin, “Rotten umpire.”–Why is he so called?

The Children’s Hour, Vol 3: Stories from the Classics, edited by Eva March Tappan. Stories (generally Greek myths and folk-tales) by people such as Nathaniel Hawthorne. With wonderful illustrations. I’m really proud of how this one turned out, thanks to Bill’s wonderful scans of the illos.