Homeschool Fever

363 page free public domain book written in 1893.  Download it here.

From the Preface:

It is the purpose of this book to make good writers.

The extensive and constantly increasing use of the work as a text book demonstrates the confidence of teachers in the method which is its distinguishing feature. Based upon the educational maxim “Learn by doing”, it applies the principle fruitfully by aiding the learner in doing the right thing at the right time. Teaching by practice is successful only when the learner is interested in his work. When he feels that his efforts are rewarded and that he needs more theory to improre his practice his powers are fully awakened to action.

The Elements of Rhetoric and Composition A Text-book for Schools and Colleges