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"The New McGuffey Fourth Reader"

He died
in 1894.
Gallagher, William D. An American journalist born in Pennsylvania
in 1808. The greater part of his life was spent in Kentucky, and
his best poems relate to Western and Southern subjects. He died
in 1894.
Gilder, Richard Watson. An American editor and poet, born at
Bordentown, New Jersey, in 1844. He was for many years the editor
of Lee Century Magazine. His works are collected in a volume
entitled "Five Books of Song."
Hawthorne, Nathaniel. One of the greatest of American prose
writers, born at Salem, Massachusetts, in 1804. Besides writing
some famous novels, he.was,the author of "The Wonder Book,"
"Tanglewood Tales," and "Grandfather's Chair," delightful books
for children. He died at Plymouth, New Hampshire, in 1864.
Hughes, Thomas. An English writer, born near Newbury in 1823. He
is well known in this country as the author of "Tom Brown's
School Days at Rugby," an excellent book for boys. He died in
1896.
Key, Francis Scott. An American lawyer and author of "The
Star-Spangled Banner," was born in Maryland in 1779; died in
1843.


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