McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey
"McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader" by William Holmes McGuffey is a graded textbook published in the 1840s. Part of a revolutionary series that shaped American education, this sixth-level reader contained excerpts from renowned English and American writers like Lord Byron, John Milton, and Daniel Webster. Designed to teach advanced vocabulary, formal public speaking, and moral values, it challenged students through increasingly difficult literature. The McGuffey Readers sold 120 million copies and influenced America's
first mass-literate generation, making works like Shakespeare's plays widely accessible across the nation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | McGuffey, William Holmes, 1800-1873 |
|---|---|
| Title | McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGuffey_Readers |
| Credits | Produced by Don Kostuch |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 68.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PE: Language and Literatures: English |
| Subject | Readers |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 16751 |
| Release Date | Sep 26, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 12, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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