Short Stories And Selections For Use In The Secondary Schools

""Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools"" is a book compiled by Emilie Kip Baker. The book is designed to be used as a teaching aid in secondary schools, containing a variety of short stories and literary selections that are suitable for students in this age group. The book includes works from a range of authors, including classic writers such as Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne, as well as more contemporary authors like Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Each story is accompanied by notes and questions to help students better understand the text and engage with the material. The book covers a range of themes and topics, including love, loss, identity, and social issues, making it a valuable resource for English teachers looking to introduce their students to a wide range of literature. Overall, ""Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools"" is an excellent resource for high school English teachers looking to expose their students to a variety of literary works and help them develop their critical reading and analysis skills.One day I was strolling through a secluded portion of the valley; and hearing the musical sound of the cloth-mallet at a little distance, I turned down a path that conducted me in a few moments to a house where there were some half-dozen girls employed in making tappa. [Footnote: Tappa: a kind of cloth made from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.] This was an operation I had frequently witnessed, and had handled the bark in all the various stages of its preparation. On the present occasion the females were intent upon their occupation; and after looking up and talking gayly to me for a few moments, they resumed their employment. I regarded them for awhile in silence, and then carelessly picking up a handful of the material that lay around, proceeded unconsciously to pick it apart.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.