Town's Third Reader: Containing a Selection of Lessons, Exclusively from American Authors

Salem Town

ISBN 10: 0461913259 / ISBN 13: 9780461913255

Published by HardPress, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Town's Third Reader: Containing a Selection of Lessons, Exclusively from American Authors
• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461913259
• ISBN 13: 9780461913255
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Town's Third Reader: Containing A Selection Of Lessons, Exclusively From American Authors by Salem Town is a 19th-century school reader designed to cultivate moral sentiment, civic knowledge, and eloquence. The Preface outlines the collection of American writings selected for their stylistic variety, instructive content, and usefulness in forming correct sentiment. The selections aim to strengthen national character, language, and taste. This volume features a wide range of short essays, poems, dialogues, and narratives, including extensive sections on 'LESSONS FOR READING' and 'RULES AND OBSERVATIONS ON READING,' followed by 'RULES FOR COMPOSITION' and lessons I through XXVI, along with declamatory selections. Content covers themes such as patriotism, history, nature and beauty, rural life, and moral tales. Additionally, the book offers pronunciation and rhetorical guidance, serving as both a reader and a primer for public speaking. The 2019 edition reissues the work with the original text intact.