Project Gutenberg 1998-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 167 McGuffey, William Holmes 1800 1873 The New McGuffey Fourth Reader Young Benjamin Franklin, by Nathaniel Hawthorne -- A Hard Word -- A Song, by James Whitcomb Riley -- The Journey of Life. An Allegory -- What I live for -- Try Again!, by Charlotte Elizabeth -- True Manliness -- The Miller of the Dee, by Charles Etext prepared by Dianne Bean, Phoenix, Arizona, using OmniPage Pro scanner software donated by Caere. "The New McGuffey Fourth Reader" by William Holmes McGuffey is an educational text likely compiled during the late 19th century. This reader is part of a long-standing series of school texts that aim to teach children reading skills, moral lessons, and appreciation for classic literature. The selections within this reader focus on a range of themes, including kindness, courage, and the value of perseverance, with the intention to instill ethical values alongside literary knowledge. The opening of the book sets the stage for its educational purpose, explaining the revisions that have made the McGuffey Readers a staple in American education for decades. The compiler emphasizes the importance of maintaining high literary and ethical standards while updating the material to reflect contemporary teaching methods. It includes a diverse selection of readings, such as Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Benjamin Franklin," which illustrates the young Franklin's ingenuity, as well as poems and prose that convey moral lessons. The beginning establishes an encouraging tone for students, inviting them to engage both critically and affectionately with the readings and to develop their abilities in oral reading and comprehension. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Readers PE Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: American Literature Category: Teaching & Education 362201 2025-08-01T09:58:58.010030 text/html 362022 2025-01-07T17:19:18.338635 text/html 203750 2025-08-01T09:59:05.942018 application/epub+zip 206273 2025-08-01T09:59:00.345108 application/epub+zip 206273 2025-08-01T09:58:58.785038 application/epub+zip 395944 2025-08-01T09:59:09.343971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373273 2025-08-01T09:59:05.007025 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328645 2022-08-01T09:27:38.207652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316469 2025-08-01T09:58:57.602093 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 307658 2015-04-02T13:17:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 123255 2015-04-02T13:17:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17783 2025-08-01T09:59:09.477961 application/rdf+xml 15173 2025-08-01T09:58:59.484007 image/jpeg 3971 2025-08-01T09:58:59.040012 image/jpeg 197755 2025-08-01T09:58:58.038037 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia