History is seldom very acceptable to young people of the working classes. They do not live in a sufficiently cultivated atmosphere to keep up interest in what they learn at school; but sometimes an event or perhaps an historical tale rouses their curiosity, and those a little more cultivated ought to learn to read for themselves. Histories are particularly desirable as prizes, since they may be used and referred to through life. Moreover, everything should be done to get pupil-teachers beyond the mere cram of names and dates.
741. The Story of Russia. By M. E. Benson. (Rivingtons) 3s. 6d.
742. The Story of Norway. By C. E. Sedgwick. (Rivingtons) 3s. 6d.
743. The Story of Switzerland. By F. M. Lee. (Rivingtons) 3s. 6d.
744. The Story of Spain. By Julia Huxley. (Rivingtons) 3s. 6d.
745. The Story of Denmark. By C. E. Sedgwick. (Rivingtons) 3s. 6d.
746. The Story of Holland. By Isabel Don. (Rivingtons) 3s. 6d.
747. The Story of Iceland. By Letitia Macoll. (Rivingtons) 3s. 6d.
Capital brief sketches of people, country, and history. Not difficult, but familiar and amusing. Illustrated and prettily got up.
SHORT STORIES ON HISTORY.
748. English. (S.P.C.K.) 3s.
749. France. (S.P.C.K.) 1s.
750. Germany. (S.P.C.K.) 1s.
751. Spain. (S.P.C.K.) 1s.
752. Sweden. (S.P.C.K.) 1s.
These are history chiefly in conversation. They are fairly well done, but it is generally difficult to excite interest in foreign histories.
JUVENILE ENGLISHMEN’S HISTORICAL LIBRARY.
753. History of England. By J. M. Neale. (Masters) 1s. 6d.
754. History of Greece. By J. M. Neale. (Masters) 2s.
755. History of Rome. By S. Fox. (Masters) 2s.
756. History of Spain. By B. J. Johns. (Masters) 2s.
757. History of Portugal. By J. M. Neale. (Masters) 2s.
758. History of Ireland. By T. K. Arnold. (Masters) 1s. 6d.
759. History of Scotland. By W. B. Flower. (Masters) 2s.
Plainly got up, but telling much that is useful.
Aunt Charlotte’s Histories, by C. M. Yonge, namely—
760. Scripture. (Marcus Ward) 6s. or 2s.
761. England. (Marcus Ward) 6s. or 1s. 6d.
762. France. (Marcus Ward) 6s.
763. Germany. (Marcus Ward) 6s.
764. Greece. (Marcus Ward) 6s.
765. Rome. (Marcus Ward) 6s.
766. America. (Marcus Ward) 6s.
These, except the two first, of which there are cheaper editions, are too full of illustrations not to be costly.
767. Lectures on the History of England for Working Men and Women. By M. Guest. (Macmillan) 6s.
An epitome of life and manners in England, actually composed for and read aloud to an audience of mechanics.
768. The Story of the Crusades. (Nelson) 1s. 6d.
769. Children of Westminster Abbey. By Rose Kingsley. (Sampson Low) 5s.
Descriptions of the building and the monuments, with histories of the persons there buried, showing a most loving hand.
770. Stories of the Tower. By M. Wilson. (Cassell) 2s.
Narratives of the chief events, and histories of the chief prisoners of the Tower. These two should be in all libraries for Londoners.
771. Two of England’s Wars; or, Theodore and Coffee. (R.T.S.) 1s. 6d.
Well and shortly told histories of the Abyssinian and Ashantee campaigns.
772. Talks about the Laws we live under. By C. M. Yonge. (Walter Smith) 2s.
An endeavour to give a popular account of our institutions and authorities.
773. The Citizen Reader. (Cassell) 1s. 6d.
The same work, so much better done that it is to be regretted that it should be so evidently intended as a school-book.
774. Cawnpore. By Sir George Trevelyan. (Macmillan) 6s.
A terrible history, riveting interest.