-| |
| |----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| S |
----------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ t |
| |----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| u |
| Poetry |----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| d |
| |----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| e |
----------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ n |
| | | | | | | | |----|----| t |
| Drama | | | | | | | |----|----| s |
| | | | | | | | |----|----| |
----------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ |
| |----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|++++| |
| Studies |----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|++++| |
| |----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|++++| |
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Read across to learn in which volumes the subjects are treated;
read down to find what each volume contains.

_a. Studies._ Every volume contains a large number of helps of different
kinds for young people. Usually these are in connection with some
selection and are adapted to the age of the boy or girl most likely to
read the piece. As each study is presented in an interesting and
informal manner and does not cover many points, it is felt that young
people will enjoy them only less than the masterpieces themselves.

The studies are arranged as systematically as the selections, and are
graded even more carefully. Their scope and method will be more fully
explained in subsequent sections of this volume.

_b. Notes._ These consist of explanatory notes, that are placed wherever
they seem to be needed. They explain words not usually found readily in
the dictionaries, foreign phrases, and such historical or other
allusions as are necessary to an understanding of the text by youthful
readers. These notes are placed at the bottom of the page that needs
explanation, and so are immediately available. In such a position they
are more liable to be read than if gathered together at the end of the
volume. They are neither formal nor pedantic, and are as brief as is
consistent with clearness. Their purpose is to help the reader, not to
show the writer's knowledge.

_c. Introductory Notes._ At the heads of selections from longer
masterpieces