The MOTHER TONGUE By GEORGE LYMAN KITTREDGE, Professor of English in Harvard University, and SARAH Book I. LESSONS IN SPEAKING, READING AND WRITING ENGLISH. 12mo. 320 pages. Book II. AN ELEMENTARY ENGLISH GRAMMAR. 12mo. 331 pages. For introduction, 60 cents. T Illus Its HERE are few school books that have commanded the attention that has been given The Mother Tongue since its publication in May, 1900. appearance was opportune, for it was universally felt that the formal and artificial methods pursued bp other language books were nearly, if not quite, profitless. The Mother Tongue books are a definite return to the simple and natural methods followed by every child in acquiring its ability to speak, to read, and to write correctly the English language. No other language books develop so carefully the cumulative plan or so emphasize the essentials of the subject. The books appeal with peculiar force to both teacher and pupil. 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The fortunes of the exiled Loyalists carry the scene of Miss Jewett's romance to England and France, but her portraits of Benjamin Franklin and John Paul Jones and other Revolutionary heroes, and her narration of American bravery on the high seas, will delight the lover of his country, as well as the thousands of admirers of Miss Jewett's steadily maturing and beautifully veracious art. "The Tory Lover" will be a serial feature of the Atlantic during the greater portion of 1901. -The Century Magazine means to make its November and December numbers the most beautiful issue ever published. Color printing will be largely used. With its November issue, The Century begins a year of romance, during which many of the most famous living writers of fiction will contribute to the magazine short stories, novels, or novelettes. 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Book I, Lessons, in Speaking, Reading, and Writing English. For introduction, 45 cents. Book II, An Elementary English Grammar. For introduction, 60 cents. in There are few school books that have commanded the attention that has been given The Mother Tongue since its publication May, 1900 Its appearance was opportune, for it was universally felt that the formal and artificial methods pursued by other language books were nearly, if not quite profitless. The Mother Tongue books are a definite return to the simple and natural methods followed by every child in acquiring its ability to speak, to read, and to write correctly the English language. No other language books develop so carefully the cumulative plan or so emphasize the essentials of the subject. The books appeal with peculiar force to both teacher and pupil. The experience and scholarship of the authors render these books notable among all language books now published. New Supplementary Readers Long's Wilderness Ways. By WM. J. 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