It would be difficult to name any American better qualified than
President Porter to give advice upon the important question of "What
to Read and How to Read." His acquaintance with the whole range of
English literature is most thorough and exact, and his judgments are
eminently candid and mature. A safer guide, in short, in all literary
matters, it would be impossible to find.
"The great value of the book lies not in prescribing courses of
reading, but in a discussion of principles, which lie at the
foundation of all valuable systematic reading."--_The Christian
Standard._
"Young people who wish to know what to read and how to read it,
or how to pursue a particular course of reading, cannot do better
than begin with this book, which is a practical guide to the
whole domain of literature, and is full of wise suggestions for
the improvement of the mind."--_Philadelphia Bulletin._
"President Porter himself treats of all the leading departments
of literature of course with abundant knowledge, and with what is
of equal importance to him, with a very definite and serious
purpose to be of service to inexperienced readers. There is no
better or more interesting book of its kind now within their
reach."--_Boston Advertiser._
"President Noah Porter's 'Books and Reading' is far the most
practical and satisfactory treatise on the subject that has been
published. It not only answers the questions 'What books shall I
read?' and 'How shall I read them?' but it supplies a large and
well-arranged catalogue under appropriate heads, sufficient for a
large family or a small public library."--_Boston Zion's Herald._
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