Part 4

19. How did Cuvier become a Naturalist?—S. Smiles 9

20. On the Choice of Books.—Lord Dudley 10

21. An apparently insignificant fact often leads to great results.—S. Smiles 10

22. Oats.—Nelson’s Readers 11

23. Spring Blossoms.—Rev. E. M. Davies 11

24. The Winking Eyelid.—Prof. G. Wilson 11

25. A Good Example.—Rev. J. Burroughs 12

26. Description of a Glacier.—Mrs. Beecher Stowe 12

27. Without Pains no Gains.—S. Smiles 13

28. The Magna Charta.—Lord Macaulay 14

29. Honesty.—Dr. B. Franklin 14

30, 31. Formation of a Coral-Island.—M. Flinders 15, 16

32. Reynard Caught.—Anonymous 16

33, 34. The Means of Conveyance in the Time of Charles II.—Lord Macaulay 17

35. Sir William Herschel.—Rev. Dr. Leitch 18

36, 37. The Air-Ocean.—Maury 19, 20

38. Cheerful Church-Music.—Rev. R. K. Arvine 20

39. Our Industrial Independence depends upon Ourselves.—S. Smiles 21

40. England’s Trees.—Hewitt 21

41-45. The Indian Chief.—Washington Irving 22-24

46. Rice.—Nelson’s Readers 25

47-53. The White Ship.—Charles Dickens 26-30

54. Barley.—Nelson’s Readers 30

55. The soldier and his Flag.—General Bourrienne 31

56. Our cultivated Native Plants.—Hewitt 32

57, 58. The Bequest.—Anonymous 32, 33

59. Wheat.—Nelson’ Readers 33

60. Occupation of the Anglo-Saxons.—Milner 34