Hints for Home Reading brings together a series of articles about the art of reading by such well-known writers of the day as clergyman Henry Ward Beecher and Twain collaborator Charles Dudley Warner. Essays including “Why Young People Read Trash, “ and “How to Make Dull Boys Read, ” are filled with helpful tips aimed at getting kids hooked on reading that are still useful and entertaining today.
About the author
Lyman Abbott (1835–1922) was an American clergyman, writer, and editor. He was the editor of Illustrated Christian Weekly, associate editor of Harper’s Magazine, and co-editor of Christian Union with Henry Ward Beecher—later, he became the editor-in-chief when the publication changed to The Outlook. He likewise succeeded Beecher as minister of Plymouth Congregational Church in Brooklyn. Among his writings are Henry Ward Beecher (1903) and The Spirit of Democracy (1910).
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