A new reading book for schools and academies. By -ASA LYMAN, A.M.- -To be sold as above, by the hundred, dozen, or single.-Price, $28 per hundred in sheets-62 cents single, full bound-56 cents, half bound-44 cents, spelling-book binding.

Recommendations of the above work.

HAVING examined Rev. Mr. Lyman's "American Reader," we state it as our opinion that the selection is well made, that the plan is judicious and peculiarly adapted to schools, and that the work is deserving of public patronage: and we hereby recommend the work as an excellent reading book for schools and academies.

Samuel Deane,

Pastor of the First Congregational Church in Portland.

Samuel Freeman,.

Judge of Probate for the County of Cumberland.
William Martin,

One of the Trustees of Bowdoin College.
Elijah Kellogg,
Edward Payson,

Colleague Pastors of the Second Congregational Church in
Portland.

Nathan S. S. Beman,

Pastor of the Third Congregational Church in Portland.
Francis Brown,

Postor of the First Congregational Church in North-Yarmouth.

William Gregg,

Preceptor of the Academy in Portland.

Letter received by the compiler from Rev. Dr. Parish, Byefield, and Benjamin Allen, L.L.D. Preceptor of Dummer Academy.

DEAR SIR,

Byefield, September 28, 1810.

WE have cursorily examined your "American Reader." The compilation is made from respectable authors, and we think it in general calculated to make

a profitable impression on the minds of children and to be a useful book in our schools.

With much respect we are, dear Sir,

your affectionate friends,,

ELIJAH PARISH.

BENJAMIN ALLEN.

Letter to the compiler from Doctor Charles Coffin, Preceptor of Gorham Academy.

DEAR SIR,

Gorham, October 9, 1810. I HAVE run through "The American Reader" with as much attention, as the time I could spare, would permit. I have no hesitation in expressing a favorable opinion of the work, considering it a very judicious and chaste selection, well caculated to promote the art of reading, and at the same time to impress on the minds of youth moral and religious sentiments. I wish you success in its publication.

Respectfully your's.

CHARLES COFFIN.

Addressed to the compiler, from, Rev. Joseph Emerson,
Beverly, author of the "Evangelical Primer."-

Reverend and dear Sir,

Beverly, October 16, 1810.

WITH much satisfaction I have attended to the sheets, with which you have favored me. The perusal was rendered peculiarly pleasing by anticipating the advantages, which, I trust many thousands will derive from your book. From seeing about half of the work, I judge favorably of the rest. Your selections of words for spelling and defining, I believe to be upon the best possible plan: I hope these selections will greatly promote the excellent practice of defining words, which has been lately introduced into some of our schools; a practice, which appears calculated to answer the principal and most important ends, generally derived from two or three years study of the Latin language. On the whole, I do not hesitate to give it as my opinion, that "The American Reader" is better calculated to improve the pupil in the art of reading, and to assist him in acquiring the most useful knowledge, than any other book of the kind. JOSEPH EMERSON.

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