Since 1836, children have been delighted by these volumes filled with exotic adventures, exciting stories, beautiful poems, and funny fables. The Fifth Eclectic Reader includes selections from Washington Irving, Daniel Webster, Charles Dickens, Samuel Johnson, and Bret Harte.
McGuffey′s Fifth Eclectic Reader
Description
Table of Contents
Introductory Matter. Selections in Prose and Poetry. List of Illustrations.
Author Description
William Holmes McGuffey was a college professor and president who is best known for writing the McGuffey Readers, the first widely used series of elementary school-level textbooks.