Graded Literature Readers: Fourth Book

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The naval battle between the Serapis and the Poor Richard.

EDITED BY HARRY PRATT JUDSON, LL.D., PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO AND IDA C. BENDER SUPERVISOR OF PRIMARY GRADES IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK
FOURTH BOOK
CHARLES E. MERRILL CO., PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1900, by
MAYNARD, MERRILL, & CO.

It is believed that the Graded Literature Readers will commend themselves to thoughtful teachers by their careful grading, their sound methods, and the variety and literary character of their subject-matter.
They have been made not only in recognition of the growing discontent with the selections in the older readers, but also with an appreciation of the value of the educational features which many of those readers contained. Their chief points of divergence from other new books, therefore, are their choice of subject-matter and their conservatism in method.