A Modern Mephistopheles, and A Whisper in the Dark
A Modern Mephistopheles, and A Whisper in the Dark by Louisa May Alcott is available here as the complete text, split into 636 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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A Modern Mephistopheles, and A Whisper in the Dark
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Project Gutenberg eBook #54212, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 264 minutes of reading across 636 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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