Charlotte Mason's Home Education Series

Living Book Press is proud to offer the complete Home Education Series by Charlotte Mason—six volumes of timeless insight that shaped liberal education for families. Buy the entire collection or each volume separately. These books provide practical advice on raising children, designing curriculum, cultivating moral growth, and nurturing a lifelong relationship with ideas and the natural world.

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Why the Home Education Series Matters

These volumes are more than theory—they’re a legacy. They articulate Charlotte Mason’s approach to education: that children are born persons, that education is a discipline, an atmosphere, a life.  They show how to build a foundation of habits, attention, and moral character. Homeschool families trust them for structure, vision, and depth.

Classic Books with Lasting Wisdom

The Home Education Series are classic books in the truest sense. Originally published in the early 1900s, they remain relevant because the principles of habit formation, attention, narration, character, and the relationships among ideas, facts, and living ideas are timeless. 

How Homeschoolers Use These Volumes

These books serve different roles:

  • As foundational reading for parents setting up a Charlotte Mason-style education.
  • As guides for daily formation: habit, moral character, attention, and choice of books (living books!).
  • As reference texts when designing curricula, planning seasons of reading, and evaluating educational philosophy.

Explore the Series by Theme

You can use the Home Education Series to address themes such as:

  • Character and habit (Volumes 4 & 5)
  • Parent’s role and child’s growth
  • Mind-food: ideas, narration, observation
  • Philosophy of education and how it integrates with subjects (history, nature, living books)

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