Modern Essays and Stories
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- A book to awaken appreciation of modern prose, and to develop ability and originality in writing
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1. Front matter2. MODERN ESSAYS AND STORIES3. PREFACE4. INTRODUCTION5. THE PUP-DOG6. CHEWING GUM[2]7. THE MYSTERY OF AH SING8. OLD DOC9. CHRISTMAS SHOPPING10. SUNDAY BELLS11. DISCOVERY12. THE FURROWS[5]13. MEDITATION AND IMAGINATION[6]14. WHO OWNS THE MOUNTAINS?[22]15. RUNNING WOLF16. HOW I FOUND AMERICA17. MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD18. A VISIT TO JOHN BURROUGHS19. WASHINGTON ON HORSEBACK20. HAVELOK THE DANE21. POLITICS UP TO DATE22. FREE!23. PRUNIER TELLS A STORY24. PART I25. PART II26. THE AMERICAN BOY27. THE SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE28. VANISHING NEW YORK29. THE SONGS OF THE CIVIL WAR[87]30. LOCOMOTION IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY[96]31. THE WRITING OF ESSAYS32. THE RHYTHM OF PROSE33. THE CHINAMAN'S HEAD34. GETTING UP TO DATE35. THE LION AND THE MOUSE36. CODDLING IN EDUCATION37. A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE38. THE DROLLERIES OF CLOTHES39. CHILDREN40. SHIPS THAT LIFT TALL SPIRES OF CANVAS[159]41. HI-BRASIL