McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey
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"McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader" by William Holmes McGuffey is a graded textbook published in the 1836–1837 edition. Part of a revolutionary series that shaped American education, this reader taught vocabulary and comprehension at a level equivalent to modern fifth or sixth grade. Using stories, poems, and essays, it gradually introduced new words while emphasizing spelling, pronunciation, and moral instruction. The McGuffey Readers sold approximately 120 million copies and influenced America's first mass-literate
generation, making works like Shakespeare accessible to millions of students. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | McGuffey, William Holmes, 1800-1873 |
|---|---|
| Title | McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGuffey_Readers |
| Credits | Produced by Don Kostuch |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 90.7 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PE: Language and Literatures: English |
| Subject | Readers |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 14766 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-14766-6 |
| Release Date | Jan 23, 2005 |
| Last Update | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2026 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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