The First-Class Standard Reader for Public and Private Schools: Containing a Summary of Rules for Pronunciation and Elocution, Numerous Exercises for Reading and Recitation, a New System of References to Rules and Definitions, and a Copious Explanatory Index

Epes Sargent

ISBN 10: 0461852411 / ISBN 13: 9780461852417

Published by HardPress Ltd, 2020

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• Title: The First-Class Standard Reader for Public and Private Schools: Containing a Summary of Rules for Pronunciation and Elocution, Numerous Exercises for Reading and Recitation, a New System of References to Rules and Definitions, and a Copious Explanatory Index
• Publisher: HardPress Ltd
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461852411
• ISBN 13: 9780461852417
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 526 grams

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"The First-Class Standard Reader For Public And Private Schools: Containing A Summary Of Rules For Pronunciation And Elocution, Numerous Exercises For Reading And Recitation, A New System Of References To Rules And Definitions, And A Copious Explanatory Index". This 19th?century instructional volume presents an Explanatory Index organized alphabetically to aid vocabulary, pronunciation, and cultural literacy. It surveys names of historical figures and authors with brief biographical notes, places and regions with contextual notes, literary terms and forms, rhetorical and linguistic concepts, and philosophical and scientific terms, all cross?referenced to the surrounding text. Part I covers Principles of Elocution, including orthoepy, articulation, vowel/consonant sounds, syllables, stress, inflection, and the difference between reading poetry and prose, with rules and practice drills. Part II offers Exercises in Reading—prose and verse with moral and educational value—featuring parables, biographical sketches, fables, and short essays. The collection emphasizes moral instruction, disciplined reading, precise language, and the cultivation of dignified speech, temperance, education, and civic virtue in 19th?century schooling.