Historical information
This book is a school text book in the 19th Century and was used in British and in British Empire schools . It would have been used in secondary school classes as a reader and a literary appreciation text.The extracts are of a very classical character.
Significance
This book is retained as a reference book and as a fine example of a 19th century school text.
Physical description
Red cloth and card cover with black text.400 pages. Inside front and back covers are lists of the Chambers’s Educational Courses.
Inscriptions & markings
NATIONAL READING BOOK
