McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey paper making learn the ABCs of lettering

learn the ABCs of lettering (literally)

Striped Bass

The Salt Cellar

George MacDonald was a Scottish author who never forgot his roots

The essays are always lucid and probing

McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey paper making learn the ABCs of letteringMcGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader continues and extends the reading skills learned in the First Reader, for children as young as six all the way to adults learning to read. Seventy one lessons use short stories to teach meaning, spelling, pronunciation, and punctuation. Each lesson highlights 8 to 20 new words and charming 19th century illustrations accompany the text. This is the revised 1879 edition. The McGuffey Readers are among the best known