Excerpt from A Sequel to the Gradual Reader The extensive and increasing use of the Gradual Reader, published in 1841 and the often-urged request of teachers fir another book of a similar character to precede the North American Second Class Reader, have resulted in the prep aration of the Sequel, adapted to the capacities of the children in the middle classes of our common Schools. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.