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McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic ReaderWilliam Holmes McGuffey

McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader

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Original author: William Holmes McGuffey

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"McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader" by William Holmes McGuffey is a graded textbook published in 1836–1837. Part of a revolutionary series that shaped American education, it was designed for advanced grammar school students and featured stories, poems, essays, and speeches from renowned writers. Using phonics and word repetition, the Reader taught vocabulary and formal public speaking while instilling moral values. Between 1836 and 1960, the series sold 120 million copies, influencing generations and bringing Shakespeare and classic literature to mass audiences across nineteenth-century America.

McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader, by William Holmes McGuffey. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #14880.

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92 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter4,203 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: Perseverance. (25)771 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: Try, Try Again. (28)152 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: Why the Sea Is Salt. (29)805 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: Why the Sea Is Salt. (32)749 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: Popping Corn. (34)119 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: Smiles. (35)833 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: Lazy Ned. (38)124 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: The Monkey. (39)600 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: Meddlesome Matty. (42)321 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: The Good Son. (44)392 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: To-Morrow. (45)301 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: Where There Is a Will There Is a Way. (47)275 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: Piccola. (48)351 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: True Manliness. (50)615 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: True Manliness. (52)441 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: The Brown Thrush. (54)202 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII: A Ship in a Storm. (55)617 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII: The Sailor's Consolation. (58)262 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIX: Two Ways of Telling a Story. (60)707 words
  21. 21.Chapter XX: Freaks of the Frost. (63)318 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXI: Waste Not, Want Not. (64)767 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXII: Jeannette and Jo. (67)233 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIII: The Lion. (69)611 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXIV: Strawberries. (71)1,420 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXVI: In Time's Swing. (77)247 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXVII: Harry and His Dog. (79)879 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXVIII: The Voice of the Grass. (83)159 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXIX: The Eagle. (84)372 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXX: The Old Eagle Tree. (86)678 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXXI: Alpine Song. (88)211 words
  32. 32.Chapter XXXII: Circumstances Alter Cases. (89)1,335 words
  33. 33.Chapter XXXIII: The Noblest Revenge. (94)849 words
  34. 34.Chapter XXXIV: Evening Hymn. (97)148 words
  35. 35.Chapter XXXV: How Margery Wondered. (99)1,218 words
  36. 36.Chapter XXXVI: The Child's World. (103)135 words
  37. 37.Chapter XXXVII: Susie's Composition. (104)1,153 words
  38. 38.Chapter XXXVIII: The Summer Shower. (109)219 words
  39. 39.Chapter XXXIX: Consequences of Idleness. (110)874 words
  40. 40.Chapter XL: Advantages of Industry. (113)889 words
  41. 41.Chapter XLI: The Fountain. (116)159 words
  42. 42.Chapter XLII: Coffee. (117)763 words
  43. 43.Chapter XLIII: The Winter King. (120)369 words
  44. 44.Chapter XLIV: The Nettle. (121)944 words
  45. 45.Chapter XLV: The Tempest. (125)187 words
  46. 46.Chapter XLVI: The Creator. (126)516 words
  1. 47.Chapter XLVII: The Horse. (128)1,184 words
  2. 48.Chapter XLVIII: Emulation. (132)448 words
  3. 49.Chapter XLIX: The Sandpiper. (134)254 words
  4. 50.Chapter L: The Right Way. (136)1,081 words
  5. 51.Chapter LI: The Golden Rule. (139)1,134 words
  6. 52.Chapter LII: The Snow Man. (143)142 words
  7. 53.Chapter LIII: Robinson Crusoe's House. (144)827 words
  8. 54.Chapter LIV: Robinson Crusoe's Dress. (147)731 words
  9. 55.Chapter LV: Somebody's Darling. (150)286 words
  10. 56.Chapter LVI: Knowledge Is Power. (151)466 words
  11. 57.Chapter LVII: Good Will. (153)855 words
  12. 58.Chapter LVIII: A Chinese Story. (156)520 words
  13. 59.Chapter LXX: The Way to Be Happy. (159)934 words
  14. 60.Chapter LX: The Giraffe, or Camelopard. (162)675 words
  15. 61.Chapter LXI: The Lost Child. (165)995 words
  16. 62.Chapter LXII: Which? (168)435 words
  17. 63.Chapter LXIII: The Pet Fawn. (172)896 words
  18. 64.Chapter LXIV: Annie's Dream. (175)1,038 words
  19. 65.Chapter LXV: My Ghost. (178)404 words
  20. 66.Chapter LXVI: The Elephant. (180)714 words
  21. 67.Chapter LXVII: Dare to Do Right. (183)839 words
  22. 68.Chapter LXVIII: DARE TO DO RIGHT. (Concluded.) (186)1,005 words
  23. 69.Chapter LXIX: The Wreck of the Hesperus. (190)719 words
  24. 70.Chapter LXX: Anecdotes of Birds. (193)1,123 words
  25. 71.Chapter LXXI: The Rainbow Pilgrimage. (197)1,319 words
  26. 72.Chapter LXXII: The Old Oaken Bucket. (202)318 words
  27. 73.Chapter LXXIII: The Sermon on the Mount. (204)1,012 words
  28. 74.Chapter LXXIV: The Young Witness. (207)906 words
  29. 75.Chapter LXXV: King Solomon and the Ants. (211)287 words
  30. 76.Chapter LXXVI: Rivermouth Theater. (213)853 words
  31. 77.Chapter LXXVII: Alfred the Great. (217)1,003 words
  32. 78.Chapter LXXVII: Living on a Farm. (220)165 words
  33. 79.Chapter LXXIX: Hugh Idle and Mr. Toil. (221)899 words
  34. 80.Chapter LXXX: HUGH IDLE AND MR. TOIL. (Concluded.) (224)816 words
  35. 81.Chapter LXXXI: Burning the Fallow. (227)1,047 words
  36. 82.Chapter LXXXII: The Dying Soldiers. (230)377 words
  37. 83.Chapter LXXXIII: The Attack on Nymwegen. (233)926 words
  38. 84.Chapter LXXXIV: The Seasons. (237)84 words
  39. 85.Chapter II: Summer115 words
  40. 86.Chapter III: Autumn87 words
  41. 87.Chapter IV: Winter85 words
  42. 88.Chapter LXXXV: Brandywine Ford. (239)888 words
  43. 89.Chapter LXXXVI: BRANDYWINE FORD. (Concluded.) (242)887 words
  44. 90.Chapter LXXXVII: The Best Capital (245)1,707 words
  45. 91.Chapter LXXXIX: My Mother's Grave. (253)703 words
  46. 92.Chapter XC: A Mother's Gift-The Bible. (255)184 words