Recommended English Readings for High Schools

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1922 Excerpt: ... Note: --See also Short Story lists of the Ninth Year and the Twelfth Year. The above list includes mainly stories too advanced for the Ninth Year and not strictly of the 20th Century as are those on the 12th year list. TWELFTH YEAR I. TWENTIETH CENTURY NOVELS NOTE: A. Adventure, D. Detective, H. Humor, R. Romance, Re. Realism. These symbols are used only for the novels where striking characteristic is not suggested by the title. Abbot, Eleanor Holliwell--Mollie Make Believe Allen, James Lane--Kentucky Cardinal Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman--Marshall Atherton, Gertrude--The Conqueror (R) Bennett, Arnold--Buried Alive. Denry the Audacious (H). Old Adam (H). Helen of the High Hand (H). Clayhanger (Re). Old Wives' Tale (Re). Anne of Five Towns Bjornson, Bjorstjerne--The Fisher Lass Blackwood, Algernon--The Centaur (Mystic Philosophy) Bojer, Johan--The Great Hunger (Norway) (Re). Face of the World (Re) Brown, Alice--Bromley Neighborhood. Black Drop. Day of his Youth. Robin Hood's Barn. Rose MacLeod. Margaret Warrener Burnett, Frances Hodgson--T. Tembarom Cohan, Abraham--The Rise of David Levinsky (Re) Crane, Stephen--Red Badge of Courage Churchill, Winston--The Crossing. The Crisis (A & R). Richard Carvel (A & R) Clemens, Samuel (Mark Twain)--Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Joan of Arc (French History). Pudd'n head Wilson Conrad, Joseph--Lord Jim. Typhoon. Nigger of the Narcissus Deland, Margaret--Iron Woman. Rising Tide De Morgan, William--Joseph Vance. Somehow Good. Alice for Short. Old Madhouse Doyle, A. Conan--Mystery of the Cloomber (D). Hound of the Baskervilles (D) Duncan, Norman--Dr. Luke of the Labrador Farnol, Jeffrey--Broad Highway (A & R). Money Moon (A & R) Fisher, Dorothy Canfield--Bent Twig. Brimming Cup Fitzgerald, Francis Scott--This S...