Project Gutenberg 1998-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 53 McGuffey, William Holmes 1800 1873 The New McGuffey Fourth Reader Young Benjamin Franklin, by Nathaniel Hawthorne -- A Hard Word -- A Song, by James Whitcomb Riley -- The Journey of Life. An Allegory -- What I live for -- Try Again!, by Charlotte Elizabeth -- True Manliness -- The Miller of the Dee, by Charles Etext prepared by Dianne Bean, Phoenix, Arizona, using OmniPage Pro scanner software donated by Caere. "The New McGuffey Fourth Reader" by William Holmes McGuffey is an educational text likely compiled during the late 19th century. This reader is part of a long-standing series of school texts that aim to teach children reading skills, moral lessons, and appreciation for classic literature. The selections within this reader focus on a range of themes, including kindness, courage, and the value of perseverance, with the intention to instill ethical values alongside literary knowledge. The opening of the book sets the stage for its educational purpose, explaining the revisions that have made the McGuffey Readers a staple in American education for decades. The compiler emphasizes the importance of maintaining high literary and ethical standards while updating the material to reflect contemporary teaching methods. It includes a diverse selection of readings, such as Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Benjamin Franklin," which illustrates the young Franklin's ingenuity, as well as poems and prose that convey moral lessons. The beginning establishes an encouraging tone for students, inviting them to engage both critically and affectionately with the readings and to develop their abilities in oral reading and comprehension. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Readers PE Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 362021 361893 2024-09-01T09:55:29.053038 2023-10-01T09:04:01.563566 text/html text/html 362014 361886 2024-09-01T09:55:29.281073 2023-10-01T09:04:01.762583 text/html text/html 182150 2024-09-01T09:55:36.367003 application/epub+zip 184918 2024-09-01T09:55:31.041035 application/epub+zip 184918 2024-09-01T09:55:29.950065 application/epub+zip 355370 2024-09-01T09:55:39.957021 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332705 2024-09-01T09:55:35.550025 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328645 2022-08-01T09:27:38.207652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316469 316384 2024-09-01T09:55:28.676067 2023-10-01T09:04:01.229570 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 307658 2015-04-02T13:17:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 123255 2015-04-02T13:17:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18015 2024-09-01T09:55:40.093984 application/rdf+xml 15281 2024-09-01T09:55:30.296034 image/jpeg 3989 2024-09-01T09:55:30.119033 image/jpeg 179071 2024-09-01T09:55:29.312034 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia