Excerpt from Sadlier's Excelsior Compendium of Literature and Elocution The treatise on xelocution which forms the first part of the volume is thorough, and amply illustrated by selections which have received as much care and thought as those which form the body of the Reader. It presents in logical order all elocutionary principles of generally recognized importance. No' classes should be allowed to pass on to the Selections for Readinguntil they have mastered its rules and been thoroughly drilled in its exercises. The Blackboard Diagrams which are introduced will be found by teachers to be a valuable help in this necessary training. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.