The Children's Speaker and Manual of Elocution by John Wesley Hanson Hardcover HC 1902 Homewood

Title: The Children's Speaker and Manual of Elocution: A Rich and Varied Gathering of Poetry and Prose Chosen by Leading Elocutionists

Author: John Wesley Hanson, Jr. (comp.)

Description: Green cloth boards with ornate design. Some fraying to the head and tail of spine; general edge and corner wear, small bit of exposed boards at top corners; a bit of darkening to the overall appearance; soil spots on rear board. Previous owners name on ffep. Several pages have corner creases. Also includes "Rules and Instructions for Cultivating the Voice." Features many photographic illustrations of girls in various poses reflecting a variety of melodramatic attitudes, e.g. reflection, supplication, scorn, accusation, horror, etc. A volume in the Speaker Series.

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: good

Jacket Condition: None

Publisher: Homewood Publishing Company

Place: Chicago, IL

Year: 1902

ISBN: n/a

Language: English

Size: 7.5 x 5.5 inches.

Pages: 450 pages.

Keywords: speech, voice, vocalization, training, classroom