Poems Old and New, Reading Guides and Indexes

1912. Volume 10 of 10. Poems Old and New, Reading Guides and Index. The purpose of The Junior Classics is to provide in ten volumes containing about five thousand pages, a classified collection of tales, stories and poems, both ancient and modern, suitable for children from six to sixteen years of age. This collection, carefully used by parents and teachers with due reference to individual tastes and needs, will make many children enjoy good literature. It will inspire them with a love of good reading, which is the best possible result of any elementary education. The Junior Classics constitute a set of books whose contents will delight children and at the same time satisfy the legitimate ethical requirements of those who have the children's best interests at heart. Beautifully illustrated.