《麦加菲美德读本》是美国教育家W.H.麦加菲花费二十多年的时间编写的一套“语文”教材，是19世纪到20世纪五代美国人的精神读本，根据《麦加菲美德读本》精选和调整的《美国语文读本精选》保留了《麦加菲美德读本》最为精髓的文章和精神，书中的英语很地道，由简入难，循序渐进，虽然是美国人的小学课本，但对英文的掌握程度要求并不低，其中的很多文章都可以做为英文作文的范文。是一部在21世纪依然会影响人类教育和道德的作品，一部能够帮助孩子学习英文、领会优秀价值观的传世作品。本书是高级版。

LESSON 1 PERSEVERANCE

LESSON 2 WHY THE SEA IS SALT: A FAIRY TALE

LESSON 3 WHY THE SEA IS SALT (CONCLUDED)

LESSON 4 WHERE THERE IS A WILL THERE IS A WAY

LESSON 5 TWO WAYS OF TELLING A STORY

LESSON 6 JEANNETTE AND JO

LESSON 7 THE OLD EAGLE TREE

LESSON 8 CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES

LESSON 9 THE NOBLEST REVENGE

LESSON 10 THE FOUNTAIN

LESSON 11 THE GOLDEN RULE

LESSON 12 KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

LESSON 13 GOOD WILL

LESSON 14 THE WAY TO BE HAPPY

LESSON 15 WORK

LESSON 16 THE FISH I DIDN'T CATCH

LESSON 17 HOW TO TELL BAD NEWS

LESSON 18 MY MOTHER'S HANDS

LESSON 19 MAKE WAY FOR LIBERTY

LESSON 20 THE HERITAGE

LESSON 21 NO EXCELLENCE WITHOUT LABOR

LESSON 22 SOWING AND REAPING

LESSON 23 A PICTURE OF HUMAN LIFE

LESSON 24 DESCRIPTION OF A STORM

LESSON 25 SPEECH BEFORE THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION

LESSON 26 HENRY Ⅴ. TO HIS TROOPS

LESSON 27 RIP VAN WINKLE

LESSON 28 POLITICAL TOLERATION

LESSON 29 ANTONY OVER CAESAR'S DEAD BODY

LESSON 30 THE DEATH OF SAMSON

LESSON 31 STUDIES

LESSON 32 INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES

LESSON 33 ENOCH ARDEN AT THE WINDOW

LESSON 34 IMPORTANCE OF THE UNION

LESSON 35 DESTRUCTION OF THE CARNATIC

LESSON 36 HOW MEN REASON

LESSON 37 THUNDERSTORM ON THE ALPS

LESSON 38 VALUE OF THE PRESENT

LESSON 39 HAPPINESS