1912 School Year, Edmondo de Amicis. From the Diary of a Student of the 3rd Department of the City School. Translated from Italian by M. Watson. Sytin's edition. Excellent collection status. "Read this book, children, I hope that you will remain double it, and it will benefit you," writes de Amicis in his brief foreword to the 255th edition of School Year, the edition from which our present translation is made. 255th edition, or rather 255th thousand!. This loud figure speaks most clearly about the extraordinary popularity and distribution of the work of de Amicis in his homeland - in Italy. But even outside Italy, it also enjoys outstanding success, has been translated into all European languages, and is not translated into Russian for the first time. Of course, one can only rejoice in the extraordinary distribution of this beautiful book of de Amicis in all respects, because this book awakens in young readers only the best, the most noble feelings. How much heart sensitivity in it, how deep the consciousness of its duties, its duty, what fullness of love, what a subtle understanding of someone else's grief, someone else's position! Here children will learn not only to love their father, mother, teachers and comrades passionately and consciously, but they will also awaken other, more extensive feelings, for example, love for the fatherland, love for all the destitute and unhappy, admiration for self-sacrifice and other sublime spiritual movements. Thus, the best recommendation for a de Amicis book is to read it.