A Parody on Iolanthe
A Parody on Iolanthe by D. (Davison) Dalziel is available here as the complete text, split into 187 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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A Parody on Iolanthe
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Yes. All 933 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #46001 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #46001, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 77 minutes of reading across 187 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Dalziel
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