Originally published in 1854, this book was designed as a textbook for use in primary schools. The Third Primary Reader contains a variety of prose and verse texts, along with exercises to help students improve their enunciation and pronunciation. The book also includes valuable lessons on spelling, grammar, and punctuation. An important artifact of the early days of public education in America.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.