Oldham's Amusing And Instructive Reader - Softcover

Oliver Oldham

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371758734 ISBN 13: 9780371758731

Publisher: HardPress, 2020

Synopsis

Oldham’s Amusing And Instructive Reader: A Course Of Reading, Original And Selected, In Prose And Poetry, Wherein Wit, Humor, And Mirth Are Made The Means Of Awakening Interest, And Imparting Instructon : For The Use Of Schools And Academies by Oliver Oldham Oldham’s Amusing And Instructive Reader is a 19th-century composite anthology compiled by Oliver Oldham for educational settings. The collection blends prose and poetry to entertain while teaching moral lessons. Its Prefatory Dialogue argues that humor can instruct when used judiciously, and the work presents a miscellany of moral tales, fables, dialogues, satirical sketches, and verses from celebrated writers such as Goldsmith, Johnson, Cowper, and Shakespeare, adapted for schoolrooms. The contents span hundreds of pieces—short dialogues, parables, character sketches, and admonitions addressing virtues like industry, temperance, charity, honesty, and kindness; alongside humorous portraits of social mores like pride, vanity, and sloth. The volume functions as both a reader and a compendium of 19th-century popular literature, designed to awaken interest in reading, cultivate discernment, and impart instruction through wit and mirth. It is intended for use in schools and academies as a multi-genre learning resource.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371758734
• ISBN 13: 9780371758731
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 410