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Barnes' New National Readers
NEW NATIONAL FOURTH READER
by
CHARLES J. BARNES and J. MARSHALL HAWKES
1884
[Illustration: Destruction of Pompeii by Vesuvius.]
PREFACE
It is thought that the following special features of this book will
commend themselves to Teachers and School Officers.
_The reading matter of the book is more of a descriptive than
conversational style_, as it is presumed that the pupil, after having
finished the previous books of the series, will have formed the habit of
easy intonation and distinct articulation.
_The interesting character of the selections_, so unlike the reading
books of former times.
_The large amount of information_ which has been combined with incidents
of an interesting nature, to insure the pupil's earnest and thoughtful
attention.
_The length of the selections for reading_,--the attention of pupils
being held more readily by long selections than by short ones, though of
equal interest.
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