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Title: New National Fourth Reader

Author: Charles J. Barnes and J. Marshall Hawkes

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Language: English

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Transcriber's Notes

Where reference is made to page numbers, there is an annotation
showing a footnote number and the relative information is appended
at the end of each lesson or section.

Pronunciation marks have been ignored. However, accented syllables
precede the single apostrophe, which also serves as a break.
Otherwise breaks are shown by spaces.

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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