A Pessimist in Theory and Practice
A Pessimist in Theory and Practice by Frederic Mayer Bird is available here as the complete text, split into 834 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Yes. All 4168 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26847 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #26847, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 347 minutes of reading across 834 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Theory
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- Practice
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- Robert
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