ng with
the early settlers of Plymouth, have taken their place among the
American classics, and their combination of romantic interest, real
literary quality, and historical accuracy has won for them wide
popularity. The titles alone bring before the mind a vision of the
most famous colonists: _Betty Alden_, _A Nameless Nobleman_, _Standish
of Standish_, _Dr. LeBaron and his Daughters_, _David Alden's Daughter
and Other Stories_.
Fiske's _The Beginnings of New England_. This is one of the most
readable of the authoritative histories.
READINGS IN GEOGRAPHY
Edwards's _The Old Coast Road_. The South Shore road from Boston to
Plymouth is one of the most historic roads in the country. Starting
from Boston, Miss Edwards guides her readers through Dorchester
Heights, Milton and the Blue Hills, Quincy with its Shipbuilding,
Weymouth, Hingham, Cohasset, the Scituate Shore, Marshfield, the
Home of Daniel Webster, Duxbury and Kingston. She concludes with an
informing chapter on Plymouth.
Edwards's _Cape Cod, New and Old_. Delightful essays on the
Cape--brief, entertaining, and containing precisely those facts which
every reader wants to know.
DRAMATIZATIONS
*Longfellow's _Courtship of Miles Standish_. Dramatized. This is
equipped with suggestions for stage settings, properties and costumes.
*Austin's _Standish of Standish_. Dramatized. Historically true
portrayals of character and atmosphere. There are suggestions for
costumes and other details of acting.
Baker's _The Pilgrim Spirit_. This book contains the words spoken
by the characters in the various episodes comprising the Pageant
presented at Plymouth, Massachusetts, during the summer of 1921. It
re-creates in masterly fashion the atmosphere of old colony times.
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