Project Gutenberg 2005-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 201 Baker, Emilie K. (Emilie Kip) 1873 1951 Baker, Emilie Kip Short stories and selections for use in the secondary schools A leaf in the storm -- Cats -- An adventure -- For those who love music -- Out of doors -- The taboo -- School days at the convent -- In Brittany -- The Adirondacks -- An ascent of Kilauea -- The fetish -- Salmon fishing in Ireland -- Across running water -- The pine-tree shillings -- The white trail -- A dissertation on roast pig -- The last class -- An Arab fisherman -- The archery contest -- Baby Sylvester -- The address at Gettysburg -- The second inaugural address -- An appreciation of Lincoln -- The elephants that struck -- The luck of Roaring Camp -- The story of Muhammad Din -- A child -- Too dear for the whistle -- Lodging for the night -- A bad five minutes in the Alps -- The gold trail -- Twenty years of Arctic struggle -- The speech in Manchester -- A green donkey driver -- A night in the pines -- Life in old New York -- The bazaar in Morocco -- A battle of the ants -- An African pet -- Animal intelligence -- Buck's trial of strength -- On the Solander whaling ground -- An episode of the French Revolution -- The commander of the faithful -- Walt Whitman -- Heroism in housekeeping -- A youthful actor -- War -- Coon-hunting -- Sight in savages -- The village schoolmaster. Produced by V-M Österman, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools" by Emilie K. Baker is a compilation of literary works crafted for the education of high school students, likely produced in the late 19th century. This collection seeks to expose students to a variety of genres and writing styles, with selections ranging from fiction to essays, aiming to enhance their appreciation of literature and critical thinking skills. The book includes works from notable authors, suggesting that it not only serves an educational purpose but also strives to elevate literary taste among young readers. The opening of the compilation provides an overview of the contents and the intention behind the selections. It discusses the challenges that educators face in engaging students with classic literature, highlighting how modern readers often gravitate towards less demanding material. Baker outlines her desire to introduce students to worthy literature, hoping to foster a habit of reading and deeper critical engagement with texts. The introduction emphasizes the importance of literary exposure, illustrating that good literature can have a lifelong impact on personal development and intellectual growth. It sets the stage for the short stories and essays that follow, which aim to captivate and educate young minds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Readers English prose literature PN Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Teaching & Education 449689 2025-07-03T10:44:32.928641 text/html 449510 2025-01-10T23:12:53.383529 text/html 269749 2025-07-03T10:44:40.904623 application/epub+zip 273445 2025-07-03T10:44:36.338660 application/epub+zip 246149 2025-07-03T10:44:35.072621 application/epub+zip 579376 2025-07-03T10:44:44.731652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 536439 2025-07-03T10:44:40.124614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493597 2022-09-04T05:22:39.581862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420853 2025-07-03T10:44:32.569626 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 421103 2015-03-22T20:31:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18865 2025-07-03T10:44:44.855563 application/rdf+xml 24890 2025-07-03T10:44:35.563624 image/jpeg 4869 2025-07-03T10:44:35.316662 image/jpeg 171291 2015-03-22T20:37:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 266503 2025-07-03T10:44:32.963642 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog