The Practical speller : suitable for high and public schools : a series of graded lessons containing the words in general use, with abbreviations, etc., words of similar pronunciation and different spelling ; a collection of the most difficult words in the language ; and a number of literary selections, which may be used for dictation lessons, and committed to memory by the pupils
"Authorized by the Council of Public Instruction, Quebec ; authorized by the Council of Public Instruction, Manitoba ; authorized by the Council of Public Instruction, British Columbia"
[v.2] has part VI (p. 125-157) : Etymology ; authorized for use in the Schools of North-West Territories
Introduction: The ghost story, by Booth Tarkington: Shivering shocks, by Clemence Dane: Brothers in arms, by Merrill Denison: A night at an inn, by Lord Dunsany: The valiant, by Holworthy Hall and Robert Middlemass: The Grand Cham's diamond, by Allan Monkhouse: Fantastic flight, by Sydney Box: A marriage proposal, by Anton Chekhov: Shall we join the ladies? by J.M. Barrie: Rory aforesaid, by John Brandane: Campbell of Kilmohr, by J.A. Ferguson: Introduction to radio plays: Pete goes home, by Gerald Noxon: The odyssey of Runyon Jones, by Norman Corwin: Mad flight, by Ray Darby