Paths to Parnassus Book One: The Poet's Pageant

Edinburgh, United Kingdom: McDougall's Educational Co., Ltd. Edge and corner worn, scuffed and scratched, 0 in marker in the upper corner of the front cover, 2" split in the base of the spine, some light stains to the outer page edges, shelf worn, a few of the interior pages are edge creased, overall a clean collectible first edition! Extremely rare and hard-to-find! Decorative tan and burgundy cloth covered paperback with burgundy lettering on the front cover and spine. Very very scarce and out-of-print! No publisher's date. 128 historical and poetic pages. "The poetry lesson in school is sometimes a less joyous occasion than is generally supposed. If a vote is taken of the popularity of school subjects, poetry, all too frequently, comes low in the list. Much of this distaste comes from lack of understanding, mainly due to insufficient or improper preparation and too little reading aloud by teacher and children. Poetry to be fully appreciated must be read aloud, and if this is to be done without boredom to the reader and weariness to the listener, preparation of some kind is essential. It must be read aloud, but it must be read well...." ---- from A Note on Poetry Speaking.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.