Chapter 7

Jane G. Austin's _The Old Colony Stories_. These novels, dealing with the early settlers of Plymouth, have taken their place among the American classics, and their combination of romantic interest, real literary quality, and historical accuracy has won for them wide popularity. The titles alone bring before the mind a vision of the most famous colonists: _Betty Alden_, _A Nameless Nobleman_, _Standish of Standish_, _Dr. LeBaron and his Daughters_, _David Alden's Daughter and Other Stories_.

Fiske's _The Beginnings of New England_. This is one of the most readable of the authoritative histories.

READINGS IN GEOGRAPHY

Edwards's _The Old Coast Road_. The South Shore road from Boston to Plymouth is one of the most historic roads in the country. Starting from Boston, Miss Edwards guides her readers through Dorchester Heights, Milton and the Blue Hills, Quincy with its Shipbuilding, Weymouth, Hingham, Cohasset, the Scituate Shore, Marshfield, the Home of Daniel Webster, Duxbury and Kingston. She concludes with an informing chapter on Plymouth.

Edwards's _Cape Cod, New and Old_. Delightful essays on the Cape--brief, entertaining, and containing precisely those facts which every reader wants to know.

DRAMATIZATIONS

*Longfellow's _Courtship of Miles Standish_. Dramatized. This is equipped with suggestions for stage settings, properties and costumes.

*Austin's _Standish of Standish_. Dramatized. Historically true portrayals of character and atmosphere. There are suggestions for costumes and other details of acting.

Baker's _The Pilgrim Spirit_. This book contains the words spoken by the characters in the various episodes comprising the Pageant presented at Plymouth, Massachusetts, during the summer of 1921. It re-creates in masterly fashion the atmosphere of old colony times.