McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition
McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition is 6,310 words — about 25 min at 250 words per minute, across 14 chapters. Measure your own speed and read it here.
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The exercises are still suitable, and perhaps more helpful than some contemporary alternatives. Much is left to the teacher. Explanations given in the text are enough to get started teaching a child to read and write. Counting in Roman numerals is included as a bonus in the form of lesson numbers.…
Details
- AuthorWilliam Holmes McGuffey
- SourceProject Gutenberg #14640
- Length6,310 words · 25 min of reading
- Chapters14
- DictionaryIncluded
- CopyrightPublic domain in the United States
- Source checked2026-08-28
Contents
14 chapters
Recovered from the original source text, so you can open the book at any of them.
- 01McGuffey Edition and Colophon are Trademarks of
- 02Preface
- 03Script Alphabet
- 04I to i y v o
- 05Tom top Kit'ty's at back
- 06That was well done
- 07LESSON XXVII. REVIEW
- 08Slate Work
- 09book teach'er noon rude read'ing poor
- 10SLATE WORK
- 11Long Vocals
- 12Aspirates
- 13Subvocals
- 14Substitutes
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