ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Collection of educational textbooks from the 1800s to mid-1950s

Primary School: Primers, Phonics, Readers and Spelling

The Ideal Primer Part I - Early 1900s, The Grant Educational Co, Ltd, Glasgow-London

Beginning phonics reader. Download

The Ideal Primer Part II  - Early 1900s, The Grant Educational Co, Ltd, Glasgow-London

Beginning phonics reader. Download

The Ideal Primer Part III  - Early 1900s, The Grant Educational Co, Ltd, Glasgow-London

Beginning phonics reader. Download

The Modern Guide to Spelling Book I - circa 1950, Davis & Moughton, Limited, Birmingham

Excellent spelling book with plenty of exercises. Download

The Modern Guide to Spelling Book 2 - circa 1950, Davis & Moughton, Limited, Birmingham

Excellent spelling book with plenty of exercises. Download

The Spell-Well Word Books Book1 - circa 1930s, Blackie & Son Limited

Small spelling practice book. Download

Primary School: Grammar and English Composition

Primary English - Book 2 - by Evelyne White, 1956, Ginn and Company Ltd,

Fantastic primary school English language textbooks developing excellent grammar, writing, spelling, communication and reading skills. Download

Primary English - Book 3 - by Evelyne White, 1956, Ginn and Company Ltd,

Fantastic primary school English language textbooks developing excellent grammar, writing, spelling, communication and reading skills. Download

Primary English - Book 4 - by Evelyne White, 1956, Ginn and Company Ltd,

Fantastic primary school English language textbooks developing excellent grammar, writing, spelling, communication and reading skills. Download

The Waverley's Children Dictionary - 1920s, The Waverley Book Company Ltd, London

Chapter 1 - How we got our alphabet and

Chapter 2 - The Wonderful Story of the English Language. Download

The Waverley's Children Dictionary - 1920s, The Waverley Book Company Ltd, London

Chapter 3 - English Grammar Made Easy Download

The Primary School Grammar - by J.S. Chalmers, 1930s, Robert Gibson & Sons Ltd, Glasgow

Basic, concise primary school English grammar textbook for a general overview of key topics in grammar to be further developed. Download

Secondary School: Grammar, English Composition and Spelling

The Higher School Grammar - by Rev. C S Dawe, pre-1900s, The Educational Supply Association Ltd, London

A first comprehensive junior course textbook in English grammar offering a solid grounding in grammar. Download

Lower English - by David Campbell, 1896, Blackie & Son Ltd, Glasgow

A grammar textbook for intermediate classes for secondary schools. A concise but complete English grammar book. Download

English Grammar and Analysis - by W. Wallace, 1893, W&R Chambers Ltd, London

Complete grammar textbook for secondary school students laying down the fundamentals of English grammar. Download

An English Course for Schools: First Book - by M. Alderton Pink, 1935, McMillan & Co Limited, London

Secondary school English language textbook for the first two years of secondary school (11-12 years old) developing excellent English language skills. Download

An English Course for Schools: Second Book - by M. Alderton Pink, 1935, McMillan & Co Limited,

Secondary school English language textbook for 13-15 years old developing excellent English language skills. Download

A Complete Manual of Spelling - by J.D. Morell, circa 1880, Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co, London

Complete English spelling manual for students and adults. This book was created to solve the contemporary trend of Civil Service applicants who would fail Civil Service exams because of their spelling. This complete manual is a MUST if you want to take your English spelling to a very high standard. Excellent for homeschoolers and self-learners. Caution: Ensure that you study this book with a dictionary handy so that you may look up and clarify all the words for which you do not have a meaning. Download