内容简介：This set of books is edited by Richard Edwards and professors of the Illinois State University. It has been prepared with the single design of furnishing the pupils of our common schools with such help as will enable them to read understandingly and effectively. Its sole purpose is to teach young pupils to appreciate and read good English. The selections in the book have been made with great care, and are believed to be well adapted to their purpose. 爱德华兹校长编写的这套学生读本，英文原版共六册，与麦加菲编写的课本在功能和形式上十分接近。由于爱德华兹比麦加菲出生的年代要晚一代，所以这套书的选材范围更广一些，收录了西方道德、文学、文史、科学等领域的经典篇章。英语水平的提高，离不开大量课外阅读，尤其是阅读国外原著。《美国语文阅读经典》译自英文原版4-6册内容,这些美妙而感人的选文，既是中小学生训练英语的优秀读物，也是提高其文学素养、丰富文史知识的经典读物。愿这套书带给读者内心的喜悦与心灵的律动！