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SCM Discussion Forum » Topic: Old Books http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/living-books Discussion of Charlotte Mason Method homeschool topics en-US Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:06:28 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.3 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/search.php LindseyD. on "Old Books" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/living-books#post-16069 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:22:43 +0000 LindseyD. 16069@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ Thanks Karen! I think we've got a while before we can use either of those resources, but at least I know I've got them handy if I need them! ~Lindsey nerakr on "Old Books" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/living-books#post-16067 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:39:23 +0000 nerakr 16067@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ I read both of them in high school. Pre-read The Gold Bug and see what you think. You know your children better than I do. Upper elementary, possibly. Remember, it is Poe. Also, Rip van Winkle has been "dumbed down" quite often and passed off as a children's story, but I doubt Washington Irving had that in mind. High school would probably be about right. It was published in the same collection as The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, if I remember my American Lit, and that is definitely not for little kids! LindseyD. on "Old Books" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/living-books#post-16065 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:04:17 +0000 LindseyD. 16065@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ Ok, Karen, thank you!  So, at what ages would you consider those two stories appropriate? Obviously, Rip Van Winkle would have to be for high school age, if at all, right? What do you think? nerakr on "Old Books" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/living-books#post-16064 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:48:22 +0000 nerakr 16064@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ It's been a long time since I've read The Gold Bug and Rip van Winkle, but here's what I remember about them: The Gold Bug--a young teen who is staying with his uncle (I forget why) falls in with some treasure hunters in search of a centuries' old pirate treasure. The Gold Bug is the clue to finding it. Rip van Winkle--a man falls asleep in Colonial America and wakes up to find a lot's changed. America is independent; his daughter is grown; his nagging wife is dead. But why did he fall asleep? That's at the beginning of the story. Some elves (or some type of little people; I forget what they're called) offer him some of their own special whiskey. Must've been pretty strong! And don't worry; I was a lit major in college and never read Don Quixote. I suppose if I'd taken the third-year Spanish I would have. Karen LindseyD. on "Old Books" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/living-books#post-16063 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:45:25 +0000 LindseyD. 16063@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ Anyone?? (Crickets chirp.) <img src="/scmforum/my-plugins/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-innocent.gif" alt="Innocent" title="Innocent" /> LindseyD. on "Old Books" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/living-books#post-16041 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:20:40 +0000 LindseyD. 16041@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ I have been a collector of old books for my entire married life. I have used them as decoration around the house for years, and only recently thought, "Hey, I wonder if any of these would be good to use in school..." (I'm sure you're all going, "You just now thought that???" LOL) Anyway, in browsing through some of my collection, I found several stories/books that I'm not familiar with. I was wondering if any of you had any experience with these: Willy Reilly by William Carleton (My copy has this note in the front: "To Mary, Love Grandmother, 1902") The Gold Bug by Edgar Allan Poe Tales From the Travels of Baron Munchausen by Rudolph Erich Raspe Don Quixote Retold by Judge Parry (I know you're probably all surprised that I've never read this!) Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving (This and the previous three books in this list are in a collection called The Young Folks' Shelf of Books. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and A Christmas Carol are also in this book.) Stories from Jack and Jill to Read Aloud Thanks! Lindsey