Sanders' Union Fourth Reader / Embracing a Full Exposition of the Principles of Rhetorical Reading; with Numerous Exercises for Practice, Both in Prose and Poetry, Various in Style, and Carefully Adapted to the Purposes of Teaching in Schools of Every Grade

A graded school reader designed to move pupils from elementary to more advanced reading, combining a systematic primer on rhetorical reading with a large collection of prose and poetry for practice. The first part treats elocution—articulation, accent, emphasis, inflections, modulation, pauses, and notation—plus exercises and rules for pronunciation and vowel and consonant sounds. The second part provides numerous graded selections, ranging from moral anecdotes and patriotic and natural descriptions to poems and dramatized scenes, accompanied by vocabulary definitions and concise explanatory notes intended to aid comprehension and classroom instruction.