This textbook is a fourth reader covering biographical, historical, geographical, scientific, and literary allusions or references; spelling and pronunciation; grammar; definitions, synonyms, and paraphrases; and style and thought in reading selections. Selections from classic literature are included. Writings by authors such as Benjamin Franklin, Mary Howitt, Louisa M. Alcott, Sir Walter Scott, Henry W. Longfellow, Thomas Moore, and Charles Kingsley are presented.