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Originally published in 1931, this book was written to provide teachers with 'detailed suggestions for the planning of English work in schools'. These suggestions were based on the author's experience of teaching in secondary schools and were intended to offer practical solutions, incorporating an understanding of the restraints imposed by examinations and timetabling.
Originally published in 1931, this book was written to provide a collection of exercises for use during the second and third years of the School Certificate course in English. The text is made up of eight chapters, discussing grammar, spelling and punctuation, vocabulary, note-making and precis, paraphrase, study of prose passages, composition, and verse.
First published in 1950, this is the third edition of a book that was originally published in 1932. It provides concise yet detailed descriptions of political structures on a local, central and international scale, also discussing the relationship between these structures and the citizen.
First published in 1951, Earning and Spending was designed to provide young readers with an introductory description of the principles of the British national economy. This volume will be of interest to anyone wishing to understand the structure of the British economy after the Second World War.
First published in 1940, E. E. Reynold's Unknown Ways is a collection of tales, intended for young readers, focusing on explorers, pioneers and travellers. This book is an interesting example of popular educational texts for children from the first half of the twentieth century.
This 1940 book for young readers offers ten short historical narratives, which follow explorers in their adventures around the world. Subjects such as encounters with indigenous people and exploring the Arctic are treated in a lively manner, though the writing reflects some of the cultural and ethnocentric biases of its time.
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