Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The method as used in this book presents a definite teaching technique for the development of critical judgment and group thinking. This technique leads the pupil and the group gradually from simple reasoning to more complicated analysis. The book is divided into two sections (readings in the Field of Literature and Readings in the Field of History). The two sections follow identical patterns, each being subdivided into four parts, which can be de scribed as follows.