Talks and Lectures

Excerpt from Talks and Lectures It is the Object Of this reading course to outline a systematic course Of reading in these New England classics beginning with those concerning whose preeminence there can be no question and suggesting lines of work from these as a starting point which shall cover the entire field Of classic New England literature. Since we are not yet far enough removed in time from these master pieces to determine with accuracy which are supreme classics and which are not, we have been compelled to base our selection upon the judg ment of the best contemporary authority Obtain able. It should be constantly in the mind Of the reader that these six classics, with the suggestions and helps for studying them, form only the starting point for a course of reading in the American masterpieces. He who has completed only the six has but entered the portal of the subject. It is an inspiring and helpful thought that with every true classic completed with diligence and thought fulness one has added to his love of the beautiful. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.