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Page 438
Captain Marryat was two generations at least before his time , when he announced , in the preface to Masterman Ready , that “ he would take the opinion of the children on his work sooner than that of the critics " ; and even he adds ...
Captain Marryat was two generations at least before his time , when he announced , in the preface to Masterman Ready , that “ he would take the opinion of the children on his work sooner than that of the critics " ; and even he adds ...
Page 449
The ideal they hold up is that which requires least discipline , is most free from acquired qualities , and can be attained by children with the least effort to themselves . It seems , in short , as though the child were in future to ...
The ideal they hold up is that which requires least discipline , is most free from acquired qualities , and can be attained by children with the least effort to themselves . It seems , in short , as though the child were in future to ...
Page 504
... which might sound invidious , at least in the sense recommended by the least Imperialist part of the community , then the country may allow itself to forget the Empire altogether , and to devote itself to its domestic arrangements ...
... which might sound invidious , at least in the sense recommended by the least Imperialist part of the community , then the country may allow itself to forget the Empire altogether , and to devote itself to its domestic arrangements ...
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