Glimpses of the Animate World: Or Science and Literature of Natural History, for School and Home
James Johonnot
Hardcover
(Forgotten Books, Jan. 31, 2018)
Excerpt from Glimpses of the Animate World: Or Science and Literature of Natural History, for School and HomeUnder the old system, which, happily, is now rapidly becoming obsolete, the mechanical pronunciation of the Words of a sentence in their proper order was called read ing but most improperly so, as the apprehension and ren dition of the thought, which constitute the very essence of reading, formed no part of the process. The means were mistaken for the end, and the true end was not reached. In consequence of this mistaken notion, reading exercises, in the schools where it prevailed, were dull, distasteful, and unprofitable to the pupil, and monotonous and unpleasant to the hearer.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.