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Signet / New American Library (1963), Paperback, 492 pages
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Since 1836, children have been delighted by these volumes filled with exotic adventures, exciting stories, beautiful poems, and funny fables. The Sixth Eclectic Reader includes selections from Patrick Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and William Shakespeare.
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LibraryThing member the1butterfly
This is a reproduction of a historical reader. The sixth eclectic reader contains a variety of selections for reading as well as suggestions for how to read aloud (articulation, inflection, etc.) Many selections contain information about the authors, so presumably students were meant to understand
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the pieces and not just learn how to read aloud. Show Less
LibraryThing member lilygirl
This final volume contains additional instructions for articulation along with directions for modulating the voice and enunciating words when reading aloud.
Selections are taken from the Bible, authors such as Lord Byron, Tennyson, Sir Walter Scott, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Dickens, Emerson, Ben
Selections are taken from the Bible, authors such as Lord Byron, Tennyson, Sir Walter Scott, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Dickens, Emerson, Ben
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Franklin, Irving, and even Thomas Jefferson. Show Less
LibraryThing member DarthDeverell
These reproductions of McGuffey's readers are useful volumes for those interested in the history of education in America. The content is faithful to the original and the binding is sturdy. I work at a living history museum and we use these in our 19th century schoolhouse to demonstrate how children
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learned to read. This volume works well in demonstrating late-middle/early-high school reading and visitors to the museum often find it interesting that students had access to such a wide range of topics. Show Less
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1879 edition