Books with author McGuffey

Excerpt from McGuffey's Newly Revised Eclectic Second Reader: Containing Progressive Lessons in Reading and Spelling; Revised and ImprovedMuch attention has been paid to the Spelling Lessons. These have been invariably selected from the reading lessons; and many words, especially the more difficult ones, are repeated, until the scholar is supposed to be perfectly familiar with them.The book is now submitted to parents and teachers, for their examination and decision. Should it prove acceptable to them, and be deemed a worthy auxiliary in the work of education, one great object of its publication will have been attained.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.