Excerpt from The New McGuffey Second Reader Lessons inculcating worthy ideas in regard to right thinking and right living form a considerable portion of the contents of this book. Stories relating to common objects and phenomena of nature are so presented as to encourage habits of observation and inquiry. Selec tions from the most popular writers for young people are given, and the pupils are introduced to a few of the best and most enduring productions in modern literature. The transition from the preceding book is without any break or unexpected difficulty; and care has been taken throughout the vol ume to make the pupil's progress evenly gradual. Only a few new words are used in each selection, and all such as would present the slightest difficulty to the learner are given in an appropriate word list at the head of the lesson. These the pupils should learn to recognize by sight, as well as to spell and pronounce by the aid of the diacritical marks that accompany them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The New McGuffey: Fifth Reader The Elocutionary Introduction, by Professor F. Townsend Southwick, presents in brief scope the most important rules for oral reading and those principles of the art that are most necessary for the pupils to master. The teacher should, at the very outset, become thoroughly familiar with the subjects here presented, and the pupils should be referred to this discussion of elocutionary principles as often as occasion may permit. The more difficult words are defined, and their pronunciation is indicated by diacritical marks. The object of this is to aid the pupil in the ready preparation of the reading lesson, and not to supply merely an exercise in the study of words. Short explanatory notes are given wherever required for a full understanding of the text. It is assumed, however, that the pupils have already a general knowledge of most of the subjects alluded to, or that they have ready access to the more common books of reference, and therefore only occasional notes of this character are necessary. An alphabetical list of the authors of the various selections, together with brief biographical and critical notes, is given as an appendix to the volume. Acknowledgments are due to Messrs. Little, Brown Co., Charles Scribner's Sons, the Century Company, and other publishers who have generously permitted the use, in this series, of selections from their copyrighted works. The selections from Longfellow, Hawthorne, Larcom, Emerson, Holmes, and Whittier are used by special arrangement with and permission of Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., the authorized publishers of the works of these authors. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader: Revised Edition Great care has been taken to have the illustrations worthy of the reputation McGuffey's Readers have attained, and some of the foremost designers of this country have contributed to the embellishment of the book. Many of these pictures will serve admirably for lessons in language, in extension and explanation of the text. The imagination of the artist has, in some cases, filled in details not found in the text. The thanks of the publishers are due to very many experienced teachers, who have contributed their valuable suggestions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from The New McGuffey Third Reader Lessons inculcating worthy ideas in regard to right thinking and right doing form a considerable portion of the contents of this book. Stories relating to common objects and phenomena of nature are so presented as to encourage habits of observation and inquiry. Selec tions from the most popular writers for young people are given, and the pupils are introduced to a few of the best and most enduring productions in modern literature. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.