THF110078

Textbook, "McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader," Revised Edition 1879, Published 1920

THF110079

Textbook, "McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader," Revised Edition 1879, Published 1920 / title page

THF110080

Textbook, "McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader," Revised Edition 1879, Published 1920 / page ii

THF110081

Textbook, "McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader," Revised Edition 1879, Published 1920 / page iii

THF110082

Textbook, "McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader," Revised Edition 1879, Published 1920 / page 14-15

THF110083

Textbook, "McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader," Revised Edition 1879, Published 1920 / page 52-53

THF110084

Textbook, "McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader," Revised Edition 1879, Published 1920 / page 56-57

THF110085

Textbook, "McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader," Revised Edition 1879, Published 1920 / page 74-75

THF110086

Textbook, "McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader," Revised Edition 1879, Published 1920 / back

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Textbook, "McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader," Revised Edition 1879, Published 1920

Summary

The McGuffey Readers textbook series was used in American schools during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Readers emphasized the fundamental skills of reading and writing but included stories on a wide range of subjects from many sources (hence, "eclectic"). The books were also intended to develop proper character in children, and had a religious overtone.