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Description

Since 1836, children have been delighted by these volumes filled with exotic adventures, exciting stories, beautiful poems, and funny fables. The Fourth Eclectic Reader includes "Try, Try Again," "Robinson Crusoe's House," and "The Wreck of the Hesperus."

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First Sentence

1. "WILL you give my kite a lift?" said my little nephew to his sister, after trying in vain to make it fly by dragging it along the ground.

Authors & Contributors

  1. William Holmes McGuffey (Author)

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  1. childrens books
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