PNEU Programme 94 Form III Book List

Over the last few years, I’ve written a few posts listing all the books mentioned in PNEU Programme 94 for Forms I and II (or first through third grades and fourth through sixth grades) students. As I wrote then, PNEU Programme 94, which lists the books and resources each Form would be using over the course of the term, was the last one published before Ms. Mason’s death in early 1923. This Programme, as my friend Dawn puts it, is the last Programme “we know of from Charlotte Mason’s life.” My son is heading into Form III (seventh grade) this fall, so I’m once again returning to the Programme to see what possible additions to the feast it holds.

As a bibliophile, I love these lists as they’ve introduced me to books I would never have heard of otherwise. I appreciate them even more as a homeschooling mom because they give me great ideas and suggestions for books to use in our own homeschool. One of the books that stood out to me, particularly from Form III, was Architecture Shown to the Children by Gladys Wynne. She was obviously excited about her subject and had a perfect sense of humor for kids of this age.

I’ll again preface this list by saying that I’m posting it purely for informational purposes and not so anyone feels pressured to use these exact books in their own homeschool. It’s interesting to me to see what the students whose families used these Programmes were reading, and, more specifically, what Ms. Mason herself chose for them. And as I said above, I like to use these lists to get ideas for what we can use in our homeschool. While this is definitely not the case for every book listed below, I think it’s interesting to look at the style and kinds of books they used for different subjects and use that information when considering what to include in our lesson time.

In the tables below, each title is linked to an online version of that particular book (or as close as I can get) if I have been able to find one. I also included the name of the author and publisher as listed in the Programme if available. And I have also linked to a modern reprint if available, though I can’t vouch for all of these links as I don’t own most of them. In cases where I own a copy of the book listed, I’ve linked to that particular version. All of the others are purely for informational purposes. Overall, I can say that Yesterday’s Classics and Living Book Press have done an excellent job of publishing high-quality reprints of classics, and I have been pleased with every single book I’ve purchased from both of these businesses. If you are looking for a book not listed below, I’d highly recommend checking out these two publishers to see if they offer that title. And if you see any modern reprints I’ve left out, please let me know!

PNEU Programme 94 Form III Book List

(Forms and how they equate to grades is explained well here.)

Bible Lessons

In all cases, the Bible text (as given in book used) must be read and narrated first.

Title	Author	Publisher	Modern Reprint
Old Testament History Vol. IV	T. M. Hardwick* and The Rev. H. Costley-White	Murray
S. P. C. K. Bible Atlas		S. P. C. K.	S. P. C. K.**
Historical Geography of the Holy Land	R. Macphail	Clark
Helps to the Study of the Bible		Oxford Press
The Saviour of the World, Vol. VI	Charlotte Mason	P.N.E.U.	Riverbend Press
The Acts	E. M. Knox	Macmillan	Yesterday’s Classics
The Prayer Book in the Church***	The Rev. W. H. Campbell	Longmans

* I believe this was a typo – it should be Hardwich.
** This is not the same version mentioned in the Programme but a modern version from the same publisher.
*** This is listed as optional “with lessons on Advent and Christmas.”

Sunday Reading

(This was in the Bible Lessons section.) Sunday reading is listed as optional in the Programme.

Title	Author	Publisher	Modern Reprint
The Romance of the Bible	G. Hollis	Wells, Gardner, Darton
Shackleton : a Memory	H. Begbie	Mills & Boon
Letters to my Grandson on the World about Him	Stephen Coleridge	Mills & Boon
An English Church History for Children, Vol. I	M. Shipley	Methuen

Added under “Sunday Occupations” is the following: For private daily Bible reading, children may use Daily Readings from the Old Testament by H. Franklin and L. Montagu [I was unable to find this online]. For New Testament: a Gospel in suitable portions. (b) A Boy’s Book of Prayer by A. Devine [I was unable to find this online.

Writing

Title	Author	Publisher	Modern Reprint
Poems of To-Day
A New Handwriting for Teachers	M. M. Bridges		Scholar Select

English Grammar

Title	Author	Publisher	Modern Reprint
A New Grammar of the English Tongue	Meiklejoln		Averill Press

Literature

(Including holiday and evening readings.)

Title	Author	Publisher	Modern Reprint
The History of English Literature for Girls and Boys	H. E. Marshall	Jack	Living Book Press
King John (Shakespeare)		Blackie
Ivanhoe*	Scott
Chronicles of the Crusades	De Joinville		Penguin Classics
Poems of To-Day

* This is a 1942 reprint of the 1906 edition.

English History

Title	Author	Publisher	Modern Reprint
A History of England	Arnold-Forster	Cassell	Riverbend Press, New West Press
Tales of a Grandfather*	Scott	University Press

*I was unable to find the exact edition published by University Press (which my research suggested was Cambridge University Press), but many other editions published before 1921 are available online.

French History

Title	Author	Publisher	Modern Reprint
First History of France	Creighton	Longmans

General History

Title	Author	Publisher	Modern Reprint
Chronicles of the Crusades	De Joinville		Penguin Classics
The British Museum for Children	Frances Epps
Stories from Indian History		C.L.S.I.

Citizenship

Title	Author	Publisher	Modern Reprint
Ourselves, Book I		Kegan Paul	Living Book Press
Plutarch’s Lives: Brutus	North	Blackie
A Pronouncing Dictionary of Mythology and Antiquities		Walker
Social and Industrial Life	St. Loe Strachey	Macmillan	University of California Libraries

Geography

Title	Author	Publisher	Modern Reprint
The Ambleside Geography Books, Book IV
Fighting for Sea Power in the Days of Sail	H. W. Household	Macmillan	Forgotten Books
Physical Geography*	Geikie	Macmillan	Yesterday’s Classics
Alhambra	Washington Irving	Macmillan
Atlas of Comparative Geography	Philip
The Treaty Settlement of Europe**	H. J. Fleure	Oxford Press	Forgotten Books
Out-door Geography**	H. Hatch	Blackie	Yesterday’s Classics

* Physical Geography was listed as optional.
**The Treaty Settlement of Europe and Outdoor Geography were used for teacher reference.

Natural History and Botany

Title	Author	Publisher	Modern Reprint
The Study of Plant Life	H. C. Stopes*	Blackie
First Year of Scientific Knowledge	Paul Bert	Relfe	Scholar Select
A Nature Study Guide**	W. S. Furneaux	Longmans	Yesterday’s Classics
(or) The Changing Year	F. M. Haines	Wadsworth
(or) Countryside Rambles	W. S. Furneaux	Philip	Yesterday’s Classics

* I believe this was a typo – it should be M. C.
** The A Nature Study Guide link is to the 1924 version, which was released after this particular Programme.

General Science

Title	Author	Publisher	Modern Reprint
Architecture*		Jack	Yesterday’s Classics, New West Press
Our Wonderful Universe**	A. Giberne	S.P.C.K.	Yesterday’s Classics

* The Programme does not list the author of this book, and the title is not unique. I think this is the correct book, as the assigned reading is pages 103-127 which corresponds to the exact pages for the chapter on Renaissance architecture, it was published by T.C. & E.C. Jack, and it was written in a living way.
** I believe this was a typo – it should be “This” instead of “Our.”

Arithmetic

Title	Author	Publisher	Modern Reprint
New Shilling Arithmetic*	Pendlebury	Bell
New Concrete Arithmetic, Book V	Pendlebury	Bell
Number Stories of Long Ago**	D. E. Smith	Ginn	Living Book Press

* The link may be an older version, as “New” is not included in the title.
** To be read during free time.

Geometry

Title	Author	Publisher	Modern Reprint
A School Geometry	H. Hall & F. Stevens	Macmillan	Arihant Publications
The School Set of Mathematical Instruments*		Macmillan

* I’m not sure if The School Set of Mathematical Instruments is literally a set of instruments or a book of some kind, but I’m putting it here for reference.

German

(German is listed first, but Italian is listed as a preferred option.)

Title	Author	Publisher	Modern Reprint
Primary German Course	O. Siepmann	Macmillan

Italian

(German is listed first, but Italian is listed as a preferred option.)

Title	Author	Publisher	Modern Reprint
Italian Conversation Grammar	Perini	Hachette	Forgotten Books

Latin

Title	Author	Publisher	Modern Reprint
Second Latin Course	Scott Jones	Blackie
(or) First Latin Course	Smith	Murray

French

Title	Author	Publisher	Modern Reprint
Primary French Course, Part II	O. Siepmann	Macmillan	Independent Publisher
Nouveaux Contes Français	Marc Ceppi	Bell
Longer Poems for Recitation		Blackie

Drawing

Title	Author	Publisher	Modern Reprint
The Fésole Club Papers*	W. G. Collingwood		Riverbend Press

* These can be found in different volumes of the Parents’ Review magazine. The Programme has a note specifically pointing to the September 1922 issue, but I have not been able to find that online. You can read more about the Fésole Club here.

Recitations

Title	Author	Publisher	Modern Reprint
Historical Ballads		Blackie

Reading

Title	Author	Publisher	Modern Reprint
Age of Fable	Bulfinch	Dent	Canterbury Classics*

* This link is to the copy of Bulfinch’s Age of Mythology that we own. It includes Age of Fable.

Musical Appreciation

Title	Author	Publisher	Modern Reprint
The Listener’s Guide to Music	P. Scholes	Oxford Press	The Listener’s Guide to Music

Singing

Title	Author	Publisher	Modern Reprint
French Song, with Music		Blackie
Deutscher Liedergarten		Curwen & Son
The National Song Book	ed. C. V. Stanford	Boosey & Co	Forgotten Books
Ten Minutes’ Lessons in Sight-Singing*		Curwen
Fifty Steps in Sight-Singing	Arthur Somervell	Curwen & Son	Ten Minutes’ Lessons in Sight-Singing*

* Ten Minutes’ Lessons in Sight-Singing was used for teacher reference. The link goes to Miss. Mason’s Music which offers a wonderful guide to go with this book!

Drill, etc.

Title	Author	Publisher	Modern Reprint
Ball Games and Breathing Exercises*	Alice R. James	Longmans
Music for Use in Mrs. Wordsworth’s Classes*
Peasant Dances and Songs of Many Lands	Kimmins	Evans
Syllabus of Physical Exercises		Eyre & Spottiswoode
How to Teach Dances		Evans

* I was not able to find online versions of Ball Games and Breathing Exercises or Music for Use in Mrs. Wordsworth’s Classes, but Charlotte Mason Poetry posted a very helpful article detailing drill and how it was done.

Work

Title	Author	Publisher	Modern Reprint
Tried Favourites Cookery Book		Horace Marshall
Cardboard Modelling	Heaton	Newman	Living Library Press
Simple Garments for Children	Synge	Longmans	Forgotten Books
Constructive and Decorative Stitchery	L. G. Foster
First Lessons in Darning and Mending
What shall we make?	M. La Trobe Foster	C. M. S.

Do any of these books stand out to you to add to your own lesson time? Let me know in the comments!