NODEL ESSAYS 1
Of Studies(Francis Bacon) 1
Of Studies(Francis Bacon) 1
Address to Students(Thomas Carlyle) 3
SPEECHES WORTH RECITING 3
Address to Students(Thomas Carlyle) 3
The Author s Account of Himself(Washington Irving) 6
The Author s Account of Himself(Washington Irving) 6
Life in Old New York(Washington Irving) 10
THE WORLD OF NOVELS 10
Life in Old New York(Washington Irving) 10
The Solitary Reaper(William Wordsworth) 15
The Solitary Reaper(William Wordsworth) 15
THE WORLD OF POETIC BEAUTY 15
Lucy(William Wordsworth) 17
Luey(William Wordsworth) 17
The Home Life of the Vicar of Wakefield(Oliver Goldsmith) 17
The Home Life of the Viear of Wakefield(O？er Goldsmith) 17
The Test of a Great Book(Lafcadio Hearn) 23
The Test of a Great Book(Lafcadio Hearn) 23
Samuel Johnson(Thomas B.Macaulay) 30
Samuel Johnson(Thomas B.Macaulay) 30
NATURE AND SCIENCE 37
The Fairyland of Science(Arabella B.Buckley) 37
The Fairyland of Science(Arabella B.Buckley) 37
Sir Roger and Will Wimble(Joseph Addison) 48
Sir Roger and Will Wimble(Joseph Addison) 48
BEST SHORT STORIES 53
Two Friends(Guy de Maupassant) 53
Two Friends(Guy de Maupassant) 53
The Meaning of Literature(William J.Long) 62
The Meaning of Literature(William J.Long) 62
The Uses of Mountains(John Ruskin) 72
The Uses of Mountains(John Ruskin) 72
A Gentleman(John Henry Newman) 79
A Gentleman(John H？ry ？man) 79
A War for Democracy(Woodrow Wilson) 81
A War for Democracy(Woodrow Wilson) 81
The Merchant of Venice(Mary Lamb) 87
The Merchant of Venice(Mary Lamb) 87
The Discovery of Roast Pig(Charles Lamb) 100
The Discovery of Roast Pig(Charles Lamb) 100
The Wonder-World of Atoms(John A.Thomson) 106
The Wonder-World of Atoms(John A.Thomson) 106
The World in Space(H.G.Wells) 111
The World in Space(H.G.Wells) 111
Lochinvar(Sir Walter Scott) 114
Lochinvar(Sir Walter Scott) 114
Lord Ullin s Daughter(Thom？ C？mpbell) 117
Lord Ullin s Daughter(Thomas Campbell) 117
The Knight and the Saracen(Sir Walter Scott) 119
The Knight and the Saracen(Sir Walter Scott) 119
Washington Irving to His Brother(Washington Irving) 126
Washington Irving to His Brother(Washington Irving) 126
INSPIRATIONAL LETTERS 126
Rip Van Winkle Ⅰ(Washington Irving) 130
Rip Van Winkle Ⅰ(Washington Irving) 130
Rip Van Winkle Ⅱ(Washington Irving) 140
Rip van Winkle Ⅱ(Washington Irving) 140
Abraham Lincoln to John D.Johnston(Abraham Lincoln) 148
Abraham Lincoln to John D.Johnston(Abraham Lincoln) 148
On Abraham Lincoln(Robert G.Ingersoll) 150
On Abraham Lincoln(Robert G.Ingersoll) 150
The Method of Scicntific Investigation(Thomas H.Huxley) 152
The Method of Scientific Investigation(Thomas H.Huxley) 152
The Shipwreck(Charles Dickens) 165
The Shipwreck(Charles Dickens) 165
The Blue Flower(Henry van Dyke) 179
The Blue Flower(Henry van Dyke) 179
The Character of Washington(Thomas Jefferson) 183
The Character of Washington (Thomas Jefferson) 183
Theodore Parker to J.B.Patterson(Theodore Parker) 187
Theodore Parker to J.B.Patterson(Theodore Parker) 187
Nature Awaking(Robert Louis Stevenson) 188
Nature Awaking(Robert Louis Stevenson) 188
Inventions and Discoveries(John C.Calhoun) 190
Inventions and Discoveries(John C.Calhoun) 190
The Bet(Anton Chekhov) 193
The Bet(Anton Chekhov) 193
War and Human Brotherhood(W.E.Channing) 203
War and Human Bortherhood(W.E.Channing) 203
My Ideal of the True University Ⅰ(Woodrow Wilson) 207
My Ideal of the True University Ⅰ(Woodrow Wilson) 207
My Ideal of the True Univeraity Ⅱ(Woodrow Wilson) 213
My Ideal of the True University Ⅱ(Woodrow Wilson) 213