PNEU Programme 94 Form IV 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,  II, and III (or first through third grades, fourth through sixth grades, and seventh through eighth grades) students. As I’ve mentioned in the other posts, 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 will be going into Year 9 (high school!) next year, so I wanted to look at the resources they used in Form IV to see if any of them might work for us, or I could find a modern version that covered the same subject (even if only used in a supplemental manner).

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 the books 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 IV Book List

Bible Lessons

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

* 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.

For Sunday reading (optional):

For private daily Bible reading,

Sunday Occupations: A Book of Centuries. Choose and write mottoes in beautiful lettering.

Writing

Dictation

(A New Handwriting to be used.)

Two or three pages or a passage to be prepared first from a newspaper; or, from the prose and poetry set for reading; a paragraph to be then dictated or to be occasionally written from memory.

Composition

(See Meiklejohn, 176-183.)

Read on Tuesdays some subject on “Literature,” or, on the news of the week, or, on some historical or allegorical subject, etc. Write on Thursdays a résumé. Verses (note metre of poems set for this term), on current events and on characters in the term’s reading, upon historical characters, or, on Autumn scenes. Christmas letters on family events and general news to friends abroad.

Write for P.U.S Magazine.

English Grammar

Parse and analyse from books read, making progress each term.

Literature

(including holiday and evening readings)

* I believe this is the book referenced, though the title is slightly different. Carlyle gave a series of lectures in the mid-1800s that were later turned into a book and included in this volume. The last lecture, “The Hero as King,” includes Cromwell.
**This is an anthology of Milton’s work, so the title differs from the one listed here. However, it does include Samson Agonistes and is from the same publisher. I was unable to find a book by that title from that publisher.

English History

Begin a chart of the 17th Century (1600-1700), (see reprint from P.R., July 1910). Read the daily news and keep a calendar of events.

* This also has a slightly different title and may be a combination of many different volumes, as there is no “Volume II” in this series. The page numbers of the book at the link match the time period assigned.
** I’m not sure if this is the same book used as I was unable to find a “Part IV” in this series that was published before 1923. The note also says “may be used for period,” which I assume means the 17th century, and that is included in the volume at the link. The first volume can be found here.

General History

Citizenship

Geography

Natural History and Botany

General Science

Hygiene and Physiology, Domestic Economy

Arithmetic

Geometry

* 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.

Algebra

German

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

Italian

Latin

French

Drawing

* 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.
** I offer a Picture Study Aid and art prints for Albrecht Dürer here, though these may not have been the same pieces selected in the Programme. There is also an article on Albrecht Dürer in the 1914 L’Umile Pianta as well.

Recitations

Reading

(including holiday and evening reading)

* This is obviously not exactly the same book used in the Programme but it is the same translation.

Musical Appreciation

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.

* 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

* I believe this should actually be “E. G. Foster,” as several books on embroidering and sewing that Elizabeth Glasier Foster wrote were published around this time.

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