This book, for use in schools, is a collection of short stories and excerpts, ranging from Aesop’s fables and the Venerable Bede, through Charles Dickens and Walter Scott to ‘modern’ writers like John Buchan and Hilaire Belloc. At the end are some general questions to provoke class discussion, and short individual commentaries on all the pieces included in the book. Richard Wilson wrote many educational books on English Literature; this book is part of the “Teaching of English" series. Published by Thomas Nelson in 1932. Good condition. Binding intact.